{"product_id":"the-border-a-journey-around-russia-through-north-korea-china-mongolia-kazakhstan-azerbaijan-georgia-ukraine-belarus-lithu-9781643139494","title":"The Border: A Journey Around Russia Through North Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithu","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eSovietistan \u003c\/i\u003etravels along the seemingly endless Russian border and reveals the deep and pervasive influence it has had across half the globe.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImperial, communist or autocratic, Russia has been--and remains--a towering and intimidating neighbor. Whether it is North Korea in the Far East through the former Soviet republics in Asia and the Caucasus, or countries on the Caspian Ocean and the Black Sea. What would it be like to traverse the entirety of the Russian periphery to examine its effects on those closest to her? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn astute and brilliant combination of lyric travel writing and modern history, \u003ci\u003eThe Borde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003er\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about Russia without its author ever entering Russia itself. Fatland gets to the heart of what it has meant to be the neighbor of that mighty, expanding empire throughout history. As we follow Fatland on her journey, we experience the colorful, exciting, tragic and often unbelievable histories of these bordering nations along with their cultures, their people, their landscapes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSharply observed and wholly absorbing, \u003ci\u003eThe Border \u003c\/i\u003eis a surprising new way to understand a broad part our world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eErika Fatland\u003c\/b\u003e studied Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo. Her 2011 book, \u003ci\u003eThe Village of Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, was an in situ report on the Beslan terror attacks of 2004 and she is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Year Without Summer\u003c\/i\u003e, describing the harrowing year that followed the massacre on Utøya in 2011. For \u003ci\u003eSovietistan\u003c\/i\u003e (2019) she was shortlisted for the Edward Stanford\/Lonely Planet Debut Travel Writer of the Year, and \u003ci\u003eThe Border\u003c\/i\u003e (2020) was shortlisted for the Stanfords Dolman Travel Book of the Year 2020. Both are available from Pegasus Books. She speaks eight languages and lives in Oslo with her husband. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKari Dickson\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator from Norwegian of crime fiction, literary fiction, children's books, theatre, and non-fiction, including Erika Fatland's \u003ci\u003eSovietistan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Border\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also an occasional tutor in Norwegian language, literature, and translation at the University of Edinburgh.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50627212116242,"sku":"9781643139494","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_159305a1-0ed5-4b50-bc40-0f4344882980.jpg?v=1732672438","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-border-a-journey-around-russia-through-north-korea-china-mongolia-kazakhstan-azerbaijan-georgia-ukraine-belarus-lithu-9781643139494","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}