{"product_id":"nobleman-zavalnia-or-belarus-in-fantastical-tales-premium-illustrated-edition-jan-barszczewski","title":"Nobleman Zavalnia, or Belarus in Fantastical Tales (Premium Illustrated Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExpected December 2026.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA founding work of Belarusian literature, in its first complete English translation, now as a full-colour keepsake edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt Zavalnia’s hearth, peasants, nobles and wanderers spin stories of witches, restless souls, enchanted forests and haunted battlefields, set in the strange years after the “year without a summer.” Written in the 1840s, decades after the Russian Empire annexed the Belarusian lands, Barszczewski’s collection blends folklore, folk horror and political allegory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis premium edition brings the tales to life in full colour with original illustrations by Belarusian artist Nasta Lee: a frontispiece, chapter openers and full-page spreads throughout, printed on a large 8 × 10 in page.\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan’t wait for December? The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/nobleman-zavalnia-or-belarus-in-fantastical-tales-jan-barszczewski\"\u003etrade paperback and EPUB\u003c\/a\u003e are available now.\u003c\/p\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\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover, full colour, 8 × 10 in, 304 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1-7383142-9-4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExpected:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 2026\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":"Premium Hardcover","offer_id":67844340875496,"sku":"978-1-7383142-9-4","price":60.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"EPUB","offer_id":67844377346280,"sku":"978-1-7383142-3-2","price":10.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/9760\/4840\/files\/nobleman-zavalnia_premium-illustrated_front_1200w.jpg?v=1790451201","url":"https:\/\/grunwald.ca\/products\/nobleman-zavalnia-or-belarus-in-fantastical-tales-premium-illustrated-edition-jan-barszczewski","provider":"Grunwald Publishing Inc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}