{"product_id":"good-citizens-need-not-fear-paperback-by-maria-reva","title":"Good Citizens Need Not Fear Paperback by Maria Reva","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                        \n                            \n                                \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                \u003cul\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVintage Canada\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2021-02-09)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e224\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780735281967\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e192.78\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e7.96 x 5.17 x 0.63\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                \u003cbr\u003e\n                                \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE WRITERS' TRUST FICTION PRIZE\u003cbr\u003eFINALIST FOR THE RAKUTEN KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGLOBE AND MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Bang-on brilliant.\" --Miriam Toews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Luminous\" --Yann Martel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Outstanding.\" --Anthony Doerr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Bright, funny, satirical and relevant. . . . A new talent to watch!\" --Margaret Atwood (via Twitter)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis brilliant and bitingly funny novel-in-stories, set in and around a single crumbling apartment building in Soviet-era Ukraine, heralds the arrival of a major new talent.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA cast of unforgettable characters--citizens of the small industrial town of Kirovka--populate Maria Reva's ingeniously entwined tales that span the chaotic years leading up to and immediately following the fall of the Soviet Union in 1989. Weaving the strands of the narrative together is an unforgettable, chameleon-like young woman named Zaya: an orphan turned beauty-pageant crasher who survives the extraordinary circumstances of her childhood through a compelling combination of ferocity, intelligence, stubbornness and wit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Citizens Need Not Fear \u003c\/i\u003etakes us from paranoia to tenderness and back again, exploring what it is to be an individual amid the roiling forces of history. Inspired by her family's own experiences in Ukraine, Reva brings the dark absurdity of early Gary Shteyngart, the empathy of Miriam Toews, and the sly interconnectedness of Anthony Marra's \u003ci\u003eThe Tsar of Love and Techno\u003c\/i\u003e to a sparkling work of fiction that is as clever as it is heartfelt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                \u003cp\u003eMARIA REVA was born in Ukraine and grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. She has an MFA in fiction from the Michener Center at the University of Texas. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (2017 and 2019), \u003ci\u003eMcSweeny's\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e. She currently lives in Austin, Texas, and also works as an opera librettist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                            \n                        \n                        \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43213025804449,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780735281967","price":22.42,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/products\/9780735281967.jpg?v=1694557353","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/good-citizens-need-not-fear-paperback-by-maria-reva","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}