{"product_id":"city-of-lions-portrait-of-a-city-in-two-acts-lviv-then-and-now-9781805330011","title":"City of Lions: Portrait of a City in Two Acts: LVIV, Then and Now","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A loving, sensuous, but also gently ironic reconstruction of a lost city\" \u003ci\u003e-- LA Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA timely reissue of the classic portrayal of the Ukrainian city of Lviv by 2 authors in 2 acts, separated by time and circumstance\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With an illuminating preface by Eva Hoffman and stunning new photographs by Diana Matar, \u003ci\u003eCity of Lions\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful and melancholy evocation of Ukraine in the twentieth century, with a special resonance for today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lviv, Lwów, Lvov, Lemberg. Known by a variety of names, the City of Lions is now in western Ukraine. Situated in different countries during its history, it is a city located along the fault-lines of Europe's history.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCity of Lions\u003c\/i\u003e presents two essays, written more than half a century apart - but united by one city. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Józef Wittlin's lyrical paean to his Lwów, written in exile, is a deep cry of love and pain for his city, where most people he knew have fled or been killed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Philippe Sands' finely honed exploration of what has been lost and what remains interweaves a lawyer's love of evidence with the emotional heft of a descendant of Lviv.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16597116\"\u003eJozef Wittlin\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16152855\"\u003ePhilippe Sands\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pushkin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805330011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1805330012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS032000\"\u003eRussia | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS049000\"\u003eEssays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJozef Wittlin (1896-1976), Polish novelist, essayist and poet, studied Philosophy, German, French and History of Art before he was drafted into the Austro-Hungarian army in 1914. Discharged from the army two years later on the grounds of poor health, he became a teacher and turned to writing, and published Polish translations of the \u003ci\u003eEpic of Gilgamesh\u003c\/i\u003e and Homer's \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e in the 1920s. His novel \u003ci\u003eSalt of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e (1936), has been translated into several languages and its American publication in 1941 resulted in awards from the Academy of Arts and Letters and the National Institute of Arts and Letters. Wittlin left Poland shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War, and eventually settled in New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePhilippe Sands, QC, is a barrister, writer and Professor of Law at UCL, London, specialising in international law. He is a regular commentator on the BBC and CNN and writes frequently for leading newspapers. He is the author of E\u003ci\u003east West Street: On the Origins of \"Genocide\" and \"Crimes Against Humanity\"\u003c\/i\u003e (2016 winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction), \u003ci\u003eTorture Team: Rumsfeld's Memo and the Betrayal of American Values\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrom Nuremberg to The Hague: The Future of International Criminal Justice\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLawless World: America and the Making and Breaking of Global Rules--From FDR's Atlantic Charter to George W. Bush's Illegal War\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJozef Wittlin's \u003ci\u003eMy Lviv\u003c\/i\u003e translated from the Polish by Antonia Lloyd Jones","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44488620802285,"sku":"9781805330011","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_c7a8092d-5094-4aba-bad6-cd22bad3d1ce.jpg?v=1700856032","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/city-of-lions-portrait-of-a-city-in-two-acts-lviv-then-and-now-9781805330011","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}