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Translated by Max Lawton, the collection offers an irreverent and frequently disturbing portrait of authority, conformity, and the absurdityof ideological systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x1s688f\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eVladimir Sorokin is a Russian novelist, playwright, and artist whose work isknown for its experimental style, grotesque imagery, and satirical treatmentof literary and political conventions. Born near Moscow in 1955, he trainedas an engineer before becoming involved with the Moscow underground art and literary scene of the 1980s. His works include \u003cem\u003eThe Queue\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlue Lard\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDay of the Oprichnik\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTelluria\u003c\/em\u003e. His writing has been translated into numerous languages and has received major Russian literary awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x1s688f\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDalkey Archive Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x1s688f\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 21, 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x1s688f\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x1s688f\"\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e180\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x1s688f\"\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Fiction · Short Stories · Russian Literature · Satire · Experimental Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj xitg8i0 xlecmv9 x1ytk7xi\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x1s688f\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9781628975178\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45449913958582,"sku":"9781628975178","price":29.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781628975178.jpg?v=1789476945"},{"product_id":"ava-dalkey-essentials","title":"AVA","description":"\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x1s688f\"\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAva Klein—thirty-nine, lover of life, world traveler, and professor of comparative literature—is dying. From her hospital bed on the last day of her life, she makes one final ecstatic voyage through memory, love, desire, literature, family, and war. Her life unfolds in fragments and vignettes, populated by the people she has loved, including her three former husbands and the writers who have shaped her imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAs Ava moves through memories of pleasure, regret, gratitude, and loss, the history of her family and the violence of the wider world continually enter her consciousness. Her parents survived the Treblinka death camp, while her Aunt Sophie did not, and on Ava's final day Iraq invades Kuwait. Poetic, fragmented, and intensely lyrical, \u003cem\u003eAVA\u003c\/em\u003e is an experimental meditation on mortality and the extraordinary desire to live. This edition features a new introduction by Jamie Hood. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x1s688f\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCarole Maso is an American novelist and author of essays, prose poetry, and memoir. She is the author of ten books, including \u003cem\u003eGhost Dance\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Art Lover\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAVA\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe American Woman in the Chinese Hat\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDefiance\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMother \u0026amp; Child\u003c\/em\u003e. Her work has received numerous awards and fellowships, including the 2018 Berlin Prize. Jamie Hood is the author of \u003cem\u003eTrauma Plot: A Life\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ehow to be a good girl\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x1s688f\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDalkey Archive Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x1s688f\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJuly 21, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x1s688f\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x1s688f\"\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e300\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x1s688f\"\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Fiction · Experimental Fiction · Feminist Fiction · Prose Poetry · Translated\/International Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x1yc453h x1hpqcdg x1ekroe6 xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 xkyrhof x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw x1tbvfm1 xb72syl x1iew0xx x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"x1s688f\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9781628976557\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45449916416182,"sku":"9781628976557","price":30.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781628976557.jpg?v=1789476955"},{"product_id":"bastards-semiotexte-native-agents","title":"Bastards (Semiotext(e) \/ Native Agents)","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBastards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecently released from a psychiatric ward, the narrator of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBastards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e struggles to perform the role of a coherent, functioning person while questioning what identity means and what it means to be an aging working-class gay man. Haunted by loss, eviction, heartbreak, and memories of Rudy, he moves through a hostile world where survival means paying rent, making sense of grief, and finding reasons to keep going.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a voice that is fragmented, funny, caustic, and deeply vulnerable, Nate Lippens draws on lyric essays, New Narrative, autofiction, and transgressive literature to create a form all his own. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBastards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a book of losses and survival, queer pessimism and hard-won honesty, and the strange measures by which a life is judged.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNate Lippens is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy Dead Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRipcord\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBastards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and co-wrote \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBox Office Poison\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with Matthew Kinlin. 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Fed from a bed-table and tending to his needs with the help of a stick, Malone looks out his window and begins telling the story of a man cared for by nurses and taken on an ill-fated picnic to an island in the sea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Malone’s mind begins to disintegrate, so does the novel itself. Written during Beckett’s extraordinary period of creative intensity in the late 1940s, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMalone Dies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a bleakly comic, radically inventive exploration of storytelling, consciousness, isolation, and mortality. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSamuel Beckett (1906–1989) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and theatre director whose work redefined the possibilities of prose fiction and drama. A modernist associated with the Theatre of the Absurd, he explored the human condition through increasingly experimental and minimalist forms. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1969.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClaire-Louise Bennett is a British writer whose fiction and essays have appeared in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe White Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Stinging Fly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Her debut book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePond\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. 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