{"product_id":"the-line-paperback-1","title":"The Line - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOlga Grushin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \"utterly brilliant\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) new novel from the author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Dream Life of Sukhanov\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The line begins to form on the whispered rumor that a famous exiled composer is returning to Russia to conduct his last symphony. Tickets will be limited. The concert date unknown. Nameless strangers join the line, jostling for preferred position. But as the seasons change and the kiosk remains shuttered, these anonymous souls evolve into a community. Bound together in their longing for something wonderful and miraculous, they allow themselves to dream. An utterly transformative work that speaks to the endurance of the human spirit, The Line confirms Grushin's place in the pantheon of today's most important new writers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlga Grushin was born in Moscow in 1971. She studied at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow State University, and Emory University. Her short fiction has appeared in \u003cb\u003ePartisan Review\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eConfrontation\u003c\/b\u003e, The \u003cb\u003eMassachusetts Review\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eArt Times\u003c\/b\u003e. This is her first novel. Grushin, who became an American citizen in 2002, lives in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.69 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47256643338489,"sku":"9780143118558","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/AUC6Fp2-8G9780143118558.webp?v=1768734879","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-line-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}