{"product_id":"the-body-of-the-soul-9780300270938","title":"The Body of the Soul","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new collection of stories by the acclaimed Ludmila Ulitskaya, masterfully translated into English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e Best of the Week Pick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] magnificent collection . . . [by] a writer of boundless tenderness.”—Geneviève Brisac, \u003ci\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Translation of 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] collection of economical, honest stories. They are all tinged with a sense of loss, but her spirited characters are determined to spit in the eye of bad faith.”—Eithne Farry, \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Magnificent. . . . The Body of the Soul enhances [Ulitskaya’s] reputation as one of the most important Russian writers of her generation. . . . Each story provokes questions about the human condition that take readers far beyond the subject matter. . . .  In this brilliant collection, Ulitskaya manages to convey the inexpressible, dazzling readers with her insight.”—Elizabeth Fifer, \u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePraise for Ludmila Ulitskaya:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “One of the most important living Russian writers.”―Gary Shteyngart\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Ulitskaya resists reductive ideological thinking, in her fiction as in life. She specializes in swerves of fate, not lockstep plots. Ulitskaya’s signature narrative perspective—a self-consciously feminine eye and ear intently at work—takes in matchmaking possibilities, mundane coincidences, and unexpected human chemistry. . . . The women in Ulitskaya’s work come off as strong and resilient, even magical.”—Leonard Bershidsky, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “[Ulitskaya] has become a voice of moral authority for differently minded Russians.”—Masha Gessen, New Yorker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083466613079,"sku":"9780300270938","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300270938.jpg?v=1725549033","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-body-of-the-soul-9780300270938","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}