{"product_id":"vladivostok-circus","title":"Vladivostok Circus by Elisa Shua Dusapin","description":"\u003cp\u003eTonight is the opening night. There are birds perched everywhere, on the power lines, the guy ropes, the strings of light that festoon the tent . . . when I think of all those little bodies suspended between earth and sky, it makes me smile to remind myself that for some of them, their first flight begins with a fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNathalie arrives at the circus in Vladivostok, Russia, fresh out of art college in Geneva. She is there to design the costumes for a trio of artists who are due to perform one of the most dangerous acts of all: the Russian Bar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs winter approaches, the season at Vladivostok winds down, the windy port city deserted as performers head home; all except the Russian bar trio and their manager. They are scheduled to perform at a festival in Ulan Ude, just before Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat ensues is an intimate and beguiling account of four people learning to work with and trust one another. This is a book about the delicate balance that must be achieved when flirting with death in such spectacular fashion. Set against the backdrop of a cloudy ocean, Vladivostok Circus explores collaboration, creativity and belonging, all the while immersing the reader in Dusapin’s trademark dreamlike prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Dusapin’s beautiful prose, with imagery both metallic and mineral, insinuates its way towards a delicate empathy between the generations, as well as examining the confusion that comes with dual nationality, and the lifetime loss that is exile.’ Irish Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Fragmentation, recurring imagery and a flair for evoking atmosphere so effective that lassitude seems to seep through the pages recalls Deborah Levy’s writing.’ Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catnap Books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":52053470413066,"sku":"9781914198311","price":7.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/4730\/2666\/files\/09000BE9-EE29-4503-A30B-1501E2B15FC2.jpg?v=1761919311","url":"https:\/\/catnapbooks.nl\/products\/vladivostok-circus","provider":"Catnap Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}