{"product_id":"natashas-dance","title":"Natasha's Dance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Whisperers\u003c\/i\u003e, Orlando Figes \u003ci\u003eNatasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia \u003c\/i\u003eis a dazzling history of Russia's mighty culture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Orlando Figes' enthralling, richly evocative history has been heralded as a literary masterpiece on Russia, the lives of those who have shaped its culture, and the enduring spirit of a people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Wonderfully rich ... magnificent and compelling ... a delight to read'\u003cbr\u003e  Antony Beevor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'A tour de force by the great storyteller of modern Russian historians ... Figes mobilizes a cast of serf harems, dynasties, politburos, libertines, filmmakers, novelists, composers, poets, tsars and tyrants ... superb, flamboyant and masterful'\u003cbr\u003e  Simon Sebag-Montefiore, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Awe-inspiring ... \u003ci\u003eNatasha's Dance \u003c\/i\u003ehas all the qualities of an epic tragedy'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'It is so much fun to read that I hesitate to write too much, for fear of spoiling the pleasures and surprises of the book'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Magnificent ... Figes is at his exciting best'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Breathtaking ... The title of this masterly history comes from War and Peace, when the aristocratic heroine, Natasha Rostova, finds herself intuitively picking up the rhythm of a peasant dance ... One of those books that, at times, makes you wonder how you have so far managed to do without it'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Thrilling, dizzying ... I would defy any reader not to be captivated'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eOrlando Figes\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePeasant Russia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCivil War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA People's Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNatasha's Dance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Whisperers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJust Send Me Word\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been translated into over twenty languages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54232704024920,"sku":"9780140297966","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780140297966.jpg?v=1777194049","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/natashas-dance","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}