{"product_id":"9780811213554","title":"The Yellow Arrow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet during the advent of \u003cem\u003eperestroika\u003c\/em\u003e, a surreal, satirical novella by a critically acclaimed young Russian writer traces the fate of the passengers on \u003cem\u003eThe Yellow Arrow\u003c\/em\u003e, a long-distance Russian train headed for a ruined bridge, a train without an end or a beginning--and it makes no stops. Andrei, the mystic passenger, less and less lulled by the never-ending sound of the wheels, has begun to look for a way to get off. But life in the carriages goes on as always. This important young Russian author's first American translation garnered rave reviews.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe main character, Andrei, is a passenger aboard the Yellow Arrow, who begins to despair over the trains ultimate destination and looks for a way out as the chapters count down. Indifferent to their fate, the other passengers carry on as usual - trading in nickel melted down fro the carriage doors, attending the Upper Bunk avant-garde theatre, and leafing through Pasternak's \u003cem\u003eEarly Trains\u003c\/em\u003e. Pelevin's art lies in the ease with which he shifts from precisely imagined science fiction to lyrical meditations on past and future. And, because he is a natural storyteller with a wonderfully absurd imagination. \u003cem\u003eThe Yellow Arrow\u003c\/em\u003e is full of the ridiculous and the sublime. It is a reflective story, chilling and gripping.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42997331034173,"sku":"9780811213554","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780811213554_p0.jpg?v=1771581408","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.mom\/products\/9780811213554","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}