{"product_id":"the-snows-of-yesteryear-9780141192734","title":"The Snows of Yesteryear","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Snows of Yesteryear\u003c\/i\u003e (1989) is Gregor von Rezzori''s haunting evocation of his childhood in Czernowitz, in present-day Ukraine. Growing up after the First World War, Rezzori portrays a twilit world suspended between the dying ways of an imperial past and the terrors of the twentieth century. He recalls his volatile, boar-hunting father, his earthy nursemaid, his fragile, aristocratic mother, his adored governess and the tragic death of his beloved sister, in a luminous story of war, unrest, eccentricity, folk tales, dark forests, night flights, and what it is like to lose your home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of those rare and lovely books . . . in the precision and quality of Rezzori's prose, in his passion for the perfect detail, and in his power to capture the reader's heart -- Alan Furst\u003cbr\u003e[The series] sheds remarkable light on the literature, culture and politics of the region...anyone coming fresh to the field will be captivated by the richness, variety, humour and pathos of a classic literature that, through a shared historical experience, transcends national and linguistic boundaries. -- CJ Schüler * Independent on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eThis [series] is a wonderful idea ... They are absurdist parables, by turns hilarious, unsettling and enigmatic. -- Nicholas Lezard * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eI urge you to go and read them. -- Adam Thirlwell * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eThis new series of Central European Classics is important well beyond simply providing 'good reads'. -- Stephen Vizinczey * Daily Telegraph *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51585768390999,"sku":"9780141192734","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141192734.jpg?v=1756489148","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-snows-of-yesteryear-9780141192734","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}