{"product_id":"radiant-terminus-9781940953526","title":"Radiant Terminus","description":"\u003ch2\u003eRadiant Terminus: A Post-Apocalyptic Literary Masterpiece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\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\n\n\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\n\n\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\n\n\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\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\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 40 books, over 20 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\n\n\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, \u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493252337938,"sku":"9781940953526","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_55439fd9-53df-4b3b-aa7f-071fc9ea06f7.jpg?v=1730640471","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/radiant-terminus-9781940953526","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}