{"product_id":"apricots-of-donbas-9781736432310","title":"Apricots of Donbas","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eApricots of Donbas\u003c\/i\u003e is a bilingual collection by award-winning contemporary Ukrainian poet Lyuba Yakimchuk. Born and raised in a small coal-mining town in Ukraine's industrial east, Yakimchuk lost her family home in 2014 when the region was occupied by Russian-backed militants and her parents and sister were forced to flee as refugees. Reflecting her complex emotional experiences,\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYakimchuk's poetry is versatile, ranging from sumptuous verses about the urgency of erotic desire in a war-torn city to imitations of childlike babbling about the tools and toys of military combat. Playfulness in the face of catastrophe is a distinctive feature of Yakimchuk's voice, evoking the legacy of the Ukrainian Futurists of the 1920s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe poems' artfulness go hand in hand with their authenticity, offering intimate glimpses into the story of a woman affected by a life-altering situation beyond her control.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lost Horse Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50469893701975,"sku":"9781736432310","price":18.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781736432310.jpg?v=1744896654","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/apricots-of-donbas-9781736432310","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}