{"product_id":"offended-sensibilities-9781646052233","title":"Offended Sensibilities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eOffended Sensibilities is a neo-noir novel by Alisa Ganieva that explores a legal system in which everything is broken and no one is innocent. It follows a series of sudden deaths among officials of a provincial Russian town and is set against the backdrop of a blasphemy law banning forms of expression that offend the sensibilities of religious believers. The novel addresses nationalism, Orthodox religiosity, sexuality, and political corruption and is suffused with a light touch and sense of humor. It can be read as an allegory for the current political, social, religious, and cultural climate in Russia today. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 252 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 22 December 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom political fictionalist Alisa Ganieva comes a neo-noir portrait of a legal system in which everything is broken and no one is innocent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffended Sensibilities chronicles a series of sudden deaths that occur among officials of a provincial Russian town. The events follow a notorious blasphemy law banning forms of expression that offend the sensibilities of religious believers – a law passed after Pussy Riot's infamous 2013 church-side protest that resulted in their arrest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith this novel, Ganieva moves beyond the Dagestani setting of her previous award-winning books, published in English by Deep Vellum: The Mountain and the Wall and Bride and Groom. In Offended Sensibilities, Ganieva seeks to address nationalism, Orthodox religiosity, sexuality, and political corruption. Suffused with a light touch and at times rollicking sense of humor, this timely, entertaining, and thought-provoking novel can be read as an allegory for the current political, social, religious, and cultural climate in Russia today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 346g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 216 x 139 x 21 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781646052233\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alisa Ganieva","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44098853667066,"sku":"9781646052233","price":10.83,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1671797914334_book.jpg?v=1671888842","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/offended-sensibilities-9781646052233","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}