{"product_id":"two-souls-maksim-haretski","title":"Two Souls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first existentialist novel written in Belarusian, in English for the first time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBelarus, 1917–1919. Revolution sweeps through the country, and Ignat, torn between private ambition and duty to his people, has to decide who he really is. \u003cem\u003eTwo Souls\u003c\/em\u003e follows his search for identity through a society on the brink, drawn with rare philosophical depth and a sharp eye for the era’s contradictions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1919, the novel’s bold critique of Bolshevism got it suppressed for decades. Its author, Maksim Haretski, was executed by the Soviet secret police in 1938.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout the translation\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated directly from the Belarusian by Olya Ianovskaia, keeping Haretski’s voice intact: philosophically dense, lyrically precise and grounded in history. This is the first complete English rendering of the novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComing soon:\u003c\/strong\u003e a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/two-souls-dzve-dushy-bilingual-edition-maksim-haretski\"\u003ebilingual edition\u003c\/a\u003e with the English translation and the original Belarusian in one volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePraise\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e★ Starred Review: \u003cem\u003eBlueInk Review\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e★★★★★ \u003cem\u003eBookViral\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e★★★★★ \u003cem\u003eReaders’ Favorite\u003c\/em\u003e (two reviews)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e★★★★★ \u003cem\u003eSelf-Publishing Review\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/author\/maksim-haretski\"\u003eMaksim Haretski\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTranslator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Olya Ianovskaia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN (paperback):\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1-7383142-0-1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN (EPUB):\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1-7383142-1-8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grunwald Publishing, Canada\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Maksim Haretski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":67604939604200,"sku":"978-1-7383142-0-1","price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"EPUB","offer_id":67604939636968,"sku":"978-1-7383142-1-8","price":10.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":67653858132200,"sku":"TWOSOULS-AUDIO","price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/9760\/4840\/files\/9781738314208-Perfect-two-souls-rasterized-logo-front-ebook-cmyk.jpg?v=1790428569","url":"https:\/\/grunwald.ca\/products\/two-souls-maksim-haretski","provider":"Grunwald Publishing Inc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}