{"product_id":"9780811220613","title":"The Bridge Over the Neroch: And Other Works","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eSummer in Baden-Baden\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection of short work finally in English.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeonid Tsypkin’s novel \u003cem\u003eSummer in Baden-Baden\u003c\/em\u003e was hailed as an undiscovered classic of 20th-century Russian literature. \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e claimed it “a chronicle of fevered genius,” and \u003cem\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e described it as “gripping, mysterious and profoundly moving.” In her introduction,Susan Sontag said: “If you want from one book an experience of the depth and authority of Russian literature, read this book.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt long last, here are the remaining writings of Leonid Tsypkin: in the powerful novella \u003cem\u003eBridge Across the Neroch\u003c\/em\u003e, the history of four generations of a Russian-Jewish family is seen through the lens of a doctor living in Moscow. In \u003cem\u003eNorartakir\u003c\/em\u003e, a husband and wife on vacation in Armenia bask in the view of Mt. Ararat and the ancient history of the land, until they are unceremoniously kicked out of their hotel and returned to Soviet reality. The remaining stories offer knowing windows into Soviet urban life. As the translator Jamey Gambrell says in her preface: \"For Tsypkin's narrator, history is a tightrope to be walked every minute of every day, in both his internal and external world.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079788085488,"sku":"9780811220613","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780811220613_p0.jpg?v=1763728686","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780811220613","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}