{"product_id":"four-soldiers-9781620974407","title":"Four Soldiers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e“Its simplicity lends it grandeur. One thinks of Maxim Gorky, or even the early sketches of Tolstoy.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A small miracle of a book, perfectly imagined and perfectly achieved.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Hilary Mantel, author of Booker Prize-winning novels \u003cem\u003eWolf Hall\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBring up the Bodies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA novel of war, revolution, youth, and friendship by the \"remarkable\" (Ian McEwan) French author of \u003cem\u003eA Meal in Winter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eHubert Mingarelli's simple, powerful, and moving stories of men in combat have established him as one of the most exciting new voices in international fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFour Soldiers\u003c\/em\u003e he tells the story of four young soldiers in 1919, members of the Red Army during the Russian civil war. It is set in the harsh dead of winter, just as the soldiers set up camp in a forest in Galicia near the Romanian front line. Due to a lull in fighting, their days are taken up with the mundane tasks of trying to scratch together what food and comforts they can find, all the time while talking, smoking, and waiting. Waiting specifically for spring to come. Waiting for their battalion to move on. Waiting for the inevitable resumption of violence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecalling great works like Isaac Babel's \u003cem\u003eRed Cavalry\u003c\/em\u003e, Ernest Hemingway's \u003cem\u003eA Farewell to Arms\u003c\/em\u003e, and Stephen Crane's \u003cem\u003eThe Red Badge of Courage\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFour Soldiers\u003c\/em\u003e is a timeless and tender story of young male friendships and the small, idyllic moments of happiness that can illuminate the darkness of war.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hubert Mingarelli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48283787100411,"sku":"9781620974407","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_12bbdf2a-6e86-4266-90d1-e82ddb14dc54.jpg?v=1771410914","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/four-soldiers-9781620974407","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}