Unpossessed City

Name: Unpossessed City
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ISBN: 9780143116158

ISBN-10: 0143116150

ISBN-13: 9780143116158

Edition: N/A

Authors: Jon Fasman

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A gripping novel about the dangers and draws of contemporary Russia—from the author of The Geographer’s Library With The Geographer’s Library, Jon Fasman made an “inventive and spirited” debut (The New Yorker) that landed him on The New York Timesbestseller list. Every bit as dazzling, The Unpossessed Citytakes readers into the Wild East that is Russia today. There we meet Jim Vilatzer—an American expat whose Russian language skills land him a job interviewing former inmates of the Gulag and ensnare him in a web of deceit involving the CIA, Russia’s Interior Ministry, and Central Asian arms dealers selling the most dangerous technologies to the highest bidder. From its brooding portrayal of…

Book details

List price: $18.50
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/27/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.55" wide x 8.45" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English

Jon Fasmanhas worked as a journalist in Washington, New York, and Moscow. His writing has appeared in the Times Literary Supplement, Slate, and the Washington Post. He is now a writer and editor for the Economists Web site.