{"product_id":"the-twenties","title":"The Twenties","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sqsrte-large\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eSet in the heady atmosphere of revolutionary Moscow, \u003cem\u003eThe Twenties \u003c\/em\u003eis the young poet and communist Varlam Shalamov’s celebration of the new culture of the Revolution, the brave crazy brilliance of his generation of writers, the mass poetry readings, the boundless optimism and creativity. Shalamov writes of them all with the wonderful subtlety and empathy and humour that secured him his place with these dazzling new talents, and have made him known as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. Unpublished when it was written in 1962, and until now barely discussed, this first English-language edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Twenties\u003c\/em\u003e, translated, edited and introduced by Cathy Porter, is an exceptional document of the fantastic Soviet twenties from the author of \u003cem\u003eKolyma Tales\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eVarlam Shalamov (1907-1982), who had studied law in the 1920s, was writing poetry and was a member of the Left Opposition, illegally printing and distributing Trotskyist anti-Stalinist \u003cem\u003esamizdats\u003c\/em\u003e, for which he was sent to Kolyma labour camps. He is best known for his \u003cem\u003eKolyma Tales\u003c\/em\u003e, which describe the inhuman trials, incredible suffering and monstrous crimes endured during his twenty years in the Gulag. Despite this, Shalamov never joined the anti-communist religious émigré ranks of Solzhenitsyn and refused to play by the rules of Cold War politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eCathy Porter has given Shalamov a new life with her brilliant translation of The \u003cem\u003eTwenties\u003c\/em\u003e and her engaging and passionate introduction, which contextualises his poetry and politics side by side. [publisher's note]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rab-Rab Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57358355267924,"sku":"A8B-37634","price":14.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/9609\/6596\/files\/thetwenties.jpg?v=1790814907","url":"https:\/\/after8books.com\/products\/the-twenties","provider":"After 8 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}