{"product_id":"20894221","title":"The Language Of War","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ccenter\u003eThe Language Of War\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen everyday life becomes a state of emergency, how can yesterday’s words suffice?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘We were so happy and didn’t know it…’\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA thirty-three-year-old writer lives in a quiet European suburb with his wife and his dog. His parents have bought an apartment nearby. On weekends they go out for brunch, cook and see friends. Life is good; it is normal. Then the invaders come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Language of War \u003c\/i\u003eis about what happens when your world changes overnight. When you wake up to the sound of helicopters and the smell of gunpowder. When your home is hit by shells or broken into by gunmen, and you spend another night in a basement-turned-bomb shelter. When, even though you’ve never held a weapon before, you realise the only choice is to fight back. It is about things one can never forget, or forgive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBringing together Oleksandr Mykhed’s vivid day-by-day chronicles of the invasion of Ukraine with a chorus of other voices – his family, friends in exile, those who have fought and have witnessed unimaginable atrocities – this book is both a record, and a reckoning. Haunting and timeless, it asks how it is possible to find the words to describe a new reality; how you can still make sense of the world when the only language you can speak is the language of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA stunning account of life in a time of war\u003c\/b\u003e. If this doesn’t make you look up from your screen to reflect on Ukraine, then nothing will… often \u003cb\u003eheart-rending\u003c\/b\u003e… this is \u003cb\u003efar more than history\u003c\/b\u003e, invaluable as his detailed reporting is. As well as a reckoning with Russia, it is also a reflection on humanity in any war' - Financial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'What role for the artist in times of catastrophe? \u003cb\u003eAn important book and a painful piece of history… brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e' - Observer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA vivid account of invasion and the struggle to find the words to describe a new reality: war\u003c\/b\u003e' - Financial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A harrowing recount of life as a Ukrainian during the first months of Russia’s invasion – a timely reminder of its ever-presence for the millions living through it. It is, in that sense, \u003cb\u003ea book not about Ukraine but about Ukrainians. . . it will compel you to care\u003c\/b\u003e' - Independent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'In \u003ci\u003eThe Language of War\u003c\/i\u003e, the author himself is the eyewitness… \u003cb\u003ethe book brims with horror\u003c\/b\u003e… \u003cb\u003eMykhed wields a skilful, angry pen\u003c\/b\u003e' - Economist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA detailed, on-the-ground account\u003c\/b\u003e, reminding us of the atrocities that are changing life in Ukraine forever… \u003ci\u003eThe Language of War \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eeats into the mind like phosphorus\u003c\/b\u003e' - Spectator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Mykhed focusses on how culture and, in particular, language have become important theatres of war… \u003cb\u003ea clever, passionate book\u003c\/b\u003e' - The Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003cb\u003eBefore 24 February 2022, writer Oleksandr Mykhed and his wife, Olena, had an enviable life.\u003c\/b\u003e In 2018 they’d bought a three-storey townhouse in Hostomel, a suburb of Kyiv. On Saturdays, they’d go out for brunch and walk their dog in the forest... \u003cb\u003eThen came 24 February... Within less than a week, life had completely transformed\u003c\/b\u003e... \u003ci\u003eThe Language of War \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003cb\u003ea book written in the moment\u003c\/b\u003e, charting the first year of Russia's invasion... \u003cb\u003escattering fragments of his exploded past through the brutal reality of a grindingly violent present\u003c\/b\u003e' - Observer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003eAlexander Mikhed - Александр Михед\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003ePenguin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e2026\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e304 pst\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e129 mm \/ 5,1'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e198 mm \/ 7,8'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e500 g\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e9781802065541\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48041647636618,"sku":"20894221","price":71.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0643\/1070\/6314\/files\/The_Language_Of_War_Alexander_Mikhed_-_9781802065541-1.jpg?v=1776367273","url":"https:\/\/bookstoreint.com\/products\/20894221","provider":"Bookstore International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}