{"product_id":"2026200009314-secondhand-lyubka-the-cossack-and-other-stories","title":"Lyubka The Cossack And Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterwork of Russian-Jewish literature, Lyubka the Cossack and Other Stories presents a vivid collection of short fiction by one of the twentieth century's most celebrated Soviet writers. Isaac Babel draws from the gritty, violent world of Odessa's criminal underworld and the brutal landscapes of the Russian Civil War, painting portraits of Jewish gangsters, Cossack soldiers, and ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances. Written with extraordinary economy and lyrical precision, each story illustrates the clash of cultures, the absurdity of violence, and the tender humanity that persists beneath brutality. Babel's prose is simultaneously cinematic and poetic, wielding dark humour and unflinching realism to chronicle a world on the edge of collapse. This anthology stands as an essential gateway into the work of a writer whose voice remains utterly singular in world literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887999234267,"sku":"2026200009314-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/345df4e6-8167-43d1-991f-43215f0660cc.png?v=1781752041","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200009314-secondhand-lyubka-the-cossack-and-other-stories","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}