{"product_id":"the-good-life-elsewhere-9781939931016","title":"The Good Life Elsewhere","description":"\u003cp\u003eVladimir Lorchenkov tells the story of a group of villagers and their tragicomic efforts, against all odds and at any cost, to emigrate from Moldova, Europe's most impoverished nation, to Italy for work. In this uproarious tale, an Orthodox priest is deserted by his wife for an art-dealing atheist; a mechanic redesigns his tractor for travel by air and sea; thousands of villagers take to the road on a modern-day religious crusade to make it to the promised land of Italy; meanwhile, politicians remain politicians. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Outstanding ... darkly hilarious. -- \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA simultaneously hilarious and heartbreaking tale.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A touching and hilarious chronicle about the age-old European yearning for one more chance. A chance that may never come ...\"\u003cbr\u003e-- Gary Shteyngart \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Firmly in the great tradition of East European black humour and stands comparison with Hasek, Hrabal and Voinovich and will have you laughing - unless, of course, you are a sensitive soul.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eThe Modern Novel\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The Good Life Elsewhere revels in absurdity, right down to the over-the-top satisfying end ... Good -- though occasionally also very dark -- absurdist fun, by a talented writer.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Original, both serious and comic, and, at times, tragic.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eProfile Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Vladimir Lorchenkov is a highly talented imposter - painting a colorful, bright, and crazy life in a benighted post-Soviet corner of the world.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eVedomosti\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is a bleeding, wild work, grotesque in every twist of its plot and in every character, written brightly, bitterly, humorously, and - paradoxically, as we're dealing with the grotesque - honestly.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eKrupa.ru\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Is it possible for lovely Italy to take the place of both hell and paradise, as well as one's most cherished dream? Vladimir Lorchenkov explores this possibility - in vivid colors, with a pamphleteer's spite, and a good-humored smile.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eLiteraturnaya Gazeta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-7675935\"\u003eVladimir Lorchenkov\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Vessel Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781939931016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1939931010\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-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVladimir Lorchenkov, writer and journalist, was born in Chisinau, Moldova, the son of a Soviet army officer, in 1979. In his childhood he traveled across the Soviet Union and other socialist countries, including Transbaikal, the Arctic, Byelorussia, Ukraine, Hungary, Mongolia. When his family returned to Moldova, he studied journalism and for ten years was in charge of crime coverage at a local newspaper. Lorchenkov is a laureate of the 2003 Debut Prize, one of Russia's highest honors given to young writers, the Russia Prize in 2008, and was short-listed for the National Bestseller Prize in 2012. Lorchenkov has published a dozen books, and his work has been translated into German, Italian, Norwegian, Finnish, Serbo-Croatian and Finnish. He is married with two children, and still lives in his hometown. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoss Ufberg: Ross Ufberg is a translator, writer, and a PhD Candidate at Columbia University in the Slavic Department. His work has appeared in various magazines and newspapers. His translation of the autobiography of Marek Hlasko, Beautiful Twentysomethings, was published in 2013. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Vessel Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42676135395565,"sku":"9781939931016","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_65210a6f-d5a7-43fd-a92a-9d1c1ddf823b.jpg?v=1649615158","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-good-life-elsewhere-9781939931016","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}