{"product_id":"rock-paper-grenade-by-artem-chekh","title":"Rock, Paper, Grenade by Artem Chekh","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"short-description left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2021 BBC News Ukraine Book of the Year Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A provocative and moving exploration of his country’s coming of age\" – Uilleam Blacker,\u003cem\u003e Financial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description left\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description left\"\u003eWhen Tymofiy is five years old, his small family in Cherkasy, Ukraine grows by one. Not with the birth of a baby sister or brother, but with the appearance of Felix – mentor and tormentor, enemy and friend – Tymofiy’s grandmother’s sometime-boyfriend. “Who are you?” Felix screams in the depths of a confused and drunken rage at all who cross his path, his memories of the Soviet-Afghan war clouding his eyes and senses. “Who are you?” Tymofiy asks himself as he drifts through the streets of his hometown, searching for love and protection, for a better, happier way of life.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-main-body\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-main-text w-richtext\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA gritty, realist depiction of Ukraine and the post Soviet world, this book offers an affecting yet honest look into the life of someone suffering from PTSD. It is a story of growing up without much hope for a better future, and yet intense moments of connection and kindness persist. Just when things begin to seem insurmountably dark, a friendship begins, a kind word is said, or a hand reaches out and opens the curtains, letting in a little light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by\u003cstrong\u003e Olena Jennings \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eOksana Rosenblum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pushkin House Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57266265260410,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0510\/3406\/3009\/files\/67aa7b10a93ae9a1c2855990_7S-RockPaperGrenadeChekhPBUKcompB_1_-p-800.jpg?v=1789386355","url":"https:\/\/shop.pushkinhouse.org\/products\/rock-paper-grenade-by-artem-chekh","provider":"Pushkin House Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}