{"title":"Home page","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"nobleman-zavalnia-or-belarus-in-fantastical-tales-jan-barszczewski","title":"Nobleman Zavalnia, or Belarus in Fantastical Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first complete English translation of a founding work of Belarusian literature.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in the 1840s, \u003cem\u003eNobleman Zavalnia, or Belarus in Fantastical Tales\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the earliest works of Belarusian literature. At Zavalnia’s hearth, peasants, nobles and wanderers spin stories of witches, restless souls, enchanted forests and haunted battlefields. Their tales reflect a society still bound by serfdom, set against the strange years of 1816–1817, after the “year without a summer.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten decades after the Russian Empire’s annexation of much of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, where Belarusian lands lay, Barszczewski’s collection blends folklore, folk horror and political allegory. Behind its supernatural figures and uncanny landscapes lie the encrypted memories of a people struggling to preserve their identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout this edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe complete text of \u003cem\u003eNobleman Zavalnia\u003c\/em\u003e, together with two companion tales: \u003cem\u003eThe Wooden Old Man and the Insect Woman\u003c\/em\u003e (1847) and \u003cem\u003eA Soul Not in Its Own Body\u003c\/em\u003e (1849). Translated from the Polish by Olya Ianovskaia, Belarusian-Canadian literary translator and founder of Grunwald Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFormats\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrade Paperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e available now. Black \u0026amp; white, 5.5 × 8.5 in, 422 pages. ISBN 978-1-7383142-2-5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEPUB:\u003c\/strong\u003e available now. ISBN 978-1-7383142-3-2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePremium Illustrated Hardcover:\u003c\/strong\u003e expected December 2026. Full colour, 8 × 10 in, 304 pages, illustrated by Belarusian artist Nasta Lee. ISBN 978-1-7383142-9-4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRead it with\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/remnants-of-the-ancient-worldview-among-belarusians-an-ethnographic-essay-adam-bahdanovich\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRemnants of the Ancient Worldview among Belarusians\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e by Adam Bahdanovich, the ethnographic record of the beliefs behind these tales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/author\/jan-barszczewski\"\u003eJan Barszczewski\u003c\/a\u003e (Ян Баршчэўскі)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTranslator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Olya Ianovskaia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nasta Lee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal title:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSzlachcic Zawalnia, czyli Białoruś w fantastycznych opowiadaniach\u003c\/em\u003e (1844–1846)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grunwald Publishing, Canada\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Jan Barszczewski","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":67604914536680,"sku":"978-1-7383142-2-5","price":27.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Premium Hardcover","offer_id":67610117734632,"sku":"978-1-7383142-9-4","price":60.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"EPUB","offer_id":67604914569448,"sku":"978-1-7383142-3-2","price":10.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":67653858099432,"sku":"ZAVALNIA-AUDIO","price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/9760\/4840\/files\/zavalnia-front-cover.jpg?v=1790428552"}],"url":"https:\/\/grunwald.ca\/collections\/frontpage.oembed","provider":"Grunwald Publishing Inc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}