{"product_id":"eastbound-maylis-de-kerangal-paperback","title":"Eastbound -- Maylis De Kerangal, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e** SELECTED BY \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eAS 1 OF THE 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR ** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e** INCLUDED ON \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORKER'S \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOKS OF 2023 ** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"At \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, I think it's fair to say we were dazzled by the way the author creates . . . a miniature masterpiece of narrative tension and compression\" - Emily Eakin, \"The Book Review\" podcast \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this gripping tale, a Russian conscript and a French woman cross paths on the Trans-Siberian railroad, each fleeing to the east for their own reasons \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for fans of Maggie Shipstead's \u003ci\u003eGreat Circle \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Lincoln Highway \u003c\/i\u003eby Amor Towles\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEastbound \u003c\/i\u003eis both an adventure story and a duet of two vibrant inner worlds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn mysterious, winding sentences gorgeously translated by Jessica Moore, De Kerangal gives us the story of two unlikely souls entwined in a quest for freedom with a striking sense of tenderness, sharply contrasting the brutality of the surrounding world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRacing toward Vladivostok, we meet the young Aliocha, packed onto a Trans-Siberian train with other Russian conscripts. Soon after boarding, he decides to desert and over a midnight smoke in a dark corridor of the train, he encounters an older French woman, Hélène, for whom he feels an uncanny trust. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA complicity quickly grows between the two when he manages to urgently ask--through a pantomime and basic Russian that Hélène must decipher--for her help to hide him. They hurry from the filth of his third-class carriage to Hélène's first-class sleeping car. Aliocha now a hunted deserter and Hélène his accomplice with her own inner landscape of recent memories to contend with.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Maylis De Kerangal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Archipelago Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\/7\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.9\" H x 4.9\" L x 0.7\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781953861504\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49535753617712,"sku":"9781953861504","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9781953861504.jpg?v=1774989909","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/eastbound-maylis-de-kerangal-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}