{"product_id":"the-wizard-of-the-kremlin-paperback","title":"The Wizard of the Kremlin - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGiuliano Da Empoli\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWillard Wood\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBloomberg\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with real political insight and intrigue, this thrilling novel explores the nature of power through the inner workings of Putin's regime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKnown as the \"Wizard of the Kremlin,\" the enigmatic Vadim Baranov was a TV producer before becoming a political advisor to Putin, aka \"The Czar.\" After his resignation from this position, legends about him multiply, with no one able to distinguish truth from fiction. Until one night, when he tells his story to the narrator of this book... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe immerses us in the heart of the Russian state, where sycophants and oligarchs have been engaging in open warfare, and where Vadim, now the regime's main spin doctor, turns an entire country into an avant-garde political stage. Yet Vadim is not as ambitious as the others. Entangled in the increasingly dark secrets of the regime he has helped create, he will do anything to get out, guided by the memory of his grandfather, an eccentric aristocrat who survived the Revolution, and the mesmerizing, merciless Ksenia, whom he has fallen in love with. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGiuliano da Empoli, once a senior advisor to Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi, draws on his experience behind the scenes to create an authentic, compelling portrait of power and how it corrupts.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGiuliano da Empoli \u003c\/b\u003eis an Italian and Swiss writer and political scientist. He was Deputy Mayor for Culture in Florence and a senior advisor to Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi. Since the publication of his first book at age twenty-two, he has published eleven more books on politics and economics. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of the Kremlin\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Grand Prix du Roman and was a finalist for the Goncourt Prize. It will be translated into more than thirty languages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWillard Wood\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in France and has translated more than thirty works of fiction and nonfiction from the French. He has won the Lewis Galanti鑽e Award for Literary Translation and received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Translation. His recent translations include Camille de Toledo's \u003ci\u003eTheseus, His New Life\u003c\/i\u003e (Other Press 2023) and Patrick Boucheron's \u003ci\u003eTrace and Aura\u003c\/i\u003e (Other Press 2022). He lives in Norfolk, Connecticut.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52555024564531,"sku":"9781635423952","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/YSOKG7uw8i9781635423952.webp?v=1761126861","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-wizard-of-the-kremlin-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}