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A sensual, whip-smart account of the complicated dynamics of queer life in present-day Siberia and Moscow, Wound is also in conversation with feminist thinkers and artists, including Susan Sontag, Louise Bourgeois, and Monique Wittig, locating Vasyakina's work in a rich and exciting international literary tradition.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49745150247185,"sku":"NGR9781646221448","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50388132593937,"sku":"CIN1646221443VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51044129079569,"sku":"NIN9781646221448","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52816810639633,"sku":"CIN1646221443G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1646221443.jpg?v=1750863549"},{"product_id":"wound-book-oksana-vasyakina-9781529429725","title":"Wound","description":"A breathtaking novel of grief, love, creativity and a young woman's queer and artistic awakening.  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