{"product_id":"white-moss","title":"White Moss","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Poetic And Fiercely Moving Russian Novel Of Tradition, Change, And Thwarted Desire By An Internationally Celebrated Writer From The Indigenous Nenets Community Of Northern Siberiaperfect For Readers Of Ceremony By Leslie Marmon Silko, The Work Of Louise Erdrich, And Other Emotionally Powerful, Lyrical Narratives Of Global Indigenous Communitiesproviding Rare, Direct Insight Into The Beauties And Struggles Of The Indigenous ReindeerHerding Nenets Community Of The Russian North, White Moss Tells A Piercingly Moving ComingOfAge Story Of The Conflict Between Individual Dreams And Collective Life.On The Eve Of His Wedding, Young Alyoshka Pines For An Earlier Love. Ilne Chose To Leave The Nomadic Nenets Community Behind 7 Years Before, Moving To The City And Taking His Heart With Her. As The Seasons Have Passed And His Mother Has Grown Older, Alyoshka Has Been Under Increasing Pressure To Marry And Fully Embrace The Nenets AgeOld Customs Of Home And Family. Unwilling To Give Up His Hope For Another Life, The Young Man Struggles Against Everything He Has Been Taught To Accept, While Other Painful Transitions Shake The Stability Of The Small Camp And Minor Human Tragedies Play Out Against The Cold Expanse Of The Tundra.With Bursts Of Lyricism And A Chekhovian Eye For Human Frailty, Anna Nerkagi Crafts A MultiVoiced Drama Of Tradition And Change Within Her Indigenous Community.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47957964062965,"sku":"DADAX1805333151","price":33.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/71HinZlYt-L.jpg?v=1775560745","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/white-moss","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}