{"product_id":"eastbound","title":"Eastbound","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRacing across Siberia aboard the Trans-Siberian Railway, twenty-year-old Aliocha is on his way to compulsory military service when he makes a desperate decision to flee. Hiding among crowded train cars and hoping to disappear before reaching the journey's end, he crosses paths with Hélène, a French woman travelling east in search of distance from a life she no longer recognizes. Though they share almost no common language, the two strangers forge an unlikely alliance that will test their courage, trust, and capacity for compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn just over a hundred pages, Maylis de Kerangal creates a novel of remarkable emotional depth and relentless suspense. \u003cem\u003eEastbound\u003c\/em\u003e is at once a literary thriller, a meditation on freedom, and a portrait of two lives briefly intersecting against the vastness of the Russian landscape. Elegant, propulsive, and unforgettable, it is a masterclass in compression from one of France's finest contemporary writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaylis de Kerangal is an award-winning French novelist whose internationally acclaimed works include \u003cem\u003eMend the Living\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBirth of a Bridge\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCanoes\u003c\/em\u003e. Renowned for her lyrical prose and immersive storytelling, she explores movement, labour, human connection, and the landscapes that shape our lives. \u003cem\u003eEastbound\u003c\/em\u003e is translated from the French by Jessica Moore, an award-winning Canadian poet and translator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArchipelago Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFebruary 7, 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e137\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiterary Fiction · Fiction in Translation · French Literature · Psychological Fiction · War Fiction · Novella\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9781953861504\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45261909229750,"sku":"9781953861504","price":25.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781953861504.jpg?v=1784081456","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/eastbound","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}