{"product_id":"9789659057504","title":"Farewell, Israel? or The Last Utopia","description":"The Assassination attempt, detainment before trial, the police, investigation, the court. Michael's books have brought him to such a life.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1973 Michael escaped from the USSR after a dangerous struggle with the authorities for the right to leave the country. The KGB state was left behind. The land of his ancestors was ahead and in his suitcase his first book \"My Israel\".\u003cbr\u003eBut the new reality turned out to resemble the reality that had been left behind.\u003cbr\u003eIsrael turned out to be a copy of the Soviet Union and the KGB.\u003cbr\u003eMichael writes a book \"The Dunces\" about the State of Israel. And then the book \"Farewell, Israel... or The Last Utopia\" about the inevitable collapse of such a State.\u003cbr\u003eIn 2003, three days before the book was handed over to press, an attempt on Michael's life was made. But he came out of it alive.\u003cbr\u003eAnd immediately he writes the book \"The Attempt\" about this KGB State, and then the book \"The Court Trial\" - Michael's trial against this KGB State.\u003cbr\u003eThe State brought opened a court trial against him with a false accusation.\u003cbr\u003eParallel to the trial, Michael writes the book \"With Closed Eyes, or Disobedience\" about this trial. He demands to be led to the trial in handcuffs, otherwise he does not go, he refuses to defend himself and sits with his eyes closed.\u003cbr\u003eThe law court acquitted him, but the General Prosecutor demanded a prison sentence of three years.\u003cbr\u003eThis happened on 2006. From this moment the court has concealed its intentions, but will hang over Michael for many long years.\u003cbr\u003eThis is how things are done in this country of lawlessness.\u003cbr\u003eIn 2012 Michael graduated from the book \"Wrangle\".\u003cbr\u003eIsraeli publishers do not want to work with Michael. He publishes his books, several hundred copies, of the book and also has published in several hundred copies in Russian and Hebrew. \u003cbr\u003eBookstore chains do not take his books for sale.\u003cbr\u003eThe totalitarian system.","brand":"Michael Babel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042649260272,"sku":"9789659057504","price":5.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789659057504_p0.jpg?v=1763686064","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789659057504","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}