{"product_id":"radiant-terminus-book-antoine-volodine-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","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49537366163729,"sku":"GOR012519132","price":11.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49725002940689,"sku":"CIN1940953529G","price":4.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51055485059345,"sku":"NIN9781940953526","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52485519376657,"sku":"NLS9781940953526","price":31.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1940953529.jpg?v=1770891964","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/radiant-terminus-book-antoine-volodine-9781940953526","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}