{"product_id":"9781940953526","title":"Radiant Terminus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Irreducible to any single literary genre, the Volodinian cosmos is skillfully crafted, fusing elements of science fiction with magical realism and political commentary.\"— \u003ci\u003eMusic \u0026amp; Literature\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most patently sci-fi work of Antoine Volodine's to be translated into English, \u003ci\u003eRadiant Terminus \u003c\/i\u003e takes place in a Tarkovskian landscape after the fall of the Second Soviet Union. Most of humanity has been destroyed thanks to a number of nuclear meltdowns, but a few communes remain, including one run by Solovyei, a psychotic father with the ability to invade people's dreams—including those of his daughters—and torment them for thousands of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a group of damaged individuals seek safety from this nuclear winter in Solovyei's commune, a plot develops to overthrow him, end his reign of mental abuse, and restore humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFantastical, unsettling, and occasionally funny, \u003ci\u003eRadiant Terminus \u003c\/i\u003e is a key entry in Volodine's epic literary project that—with its broad landscape, ambitious vision, and interlocking characters and ideas—calls to mind the best of David Mitchell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAntoine Volodine \u003c\/b\u003e (a.k.a. Lutz Bassmann, a.k.a. Manuela Draeger) is the primary pseudonym of a French writer who has published more than forty books, over twenty under this name. Seven of his titles are currently available in English translation, including \u003ci\u003eMinor Angels\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eBardo or Not Bardo\u003c\/i\u003e , and \u003ci\u003ePost-Exoticism in Ten Lessons, Lesson Eleven\u003c\/i\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Zuckerman \u003c\/b\u003e is digital editor of \u003ci\u003eMusic \u0026amp; Literature\u003c\/i\u003e . His writing and translations have appeared in \u003ci\u003eBest European Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003e3:AM Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e , the \u003ci\u003eRumpus\u003c\/i\u003e , and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044287627504,"sku":"9781940953526","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781940953526_p0.jpg?v=1763755611","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781940953526","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}