{"product_id":"9781628975178","title":"Dispatches from the District Committee","description":"Author: Vladimir Sorokin\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781628975178\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jun 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 180\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrotesque, deconstructive, and absolutely genius, Vladimir Sorokin's short story collection \u003ci\u003eDispatches from the District Committee\u003c\/i\u003e is a revelatory, offbeat portrait of Soviet life beyond the propaganda and state-sponsored realism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrated  and censored  for its political satire, literary irreverence, and provocative themes, his work has been recognised across the world for its scathing, darkly humorous commentary on political and cultural oppression in the Soviet Union and contemporary Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDispatches from the District Committee\u003c\/i\u003e brings together stories from Sorokin's incendiary 1992 collection \u003ci\u003eThe First Subotnik\/My First Working Saturday\u003c\/i\u003e. Skillfully translated by Max Lawton, these stories remain subversive classics, and increasingly relevant in a post-truth information age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46833161240734,"sku":"ADS-9781628975178","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781628975178.jpg?v=1778650765","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781628975178","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}