{"product_id":"odessa-genius-and-death-in-a-city-of-dreams-1","title":"Odessa: Genius and Death in a City of Dreams","description":"A colorful account of the transformation of one of Europe's foremost Jewish cities, told through the stories of its geniuses and villains. Italian merchants, Greek freedom fighters, and Turkish seamen; a Russian empress and her favorite soldier-bureaucrats; Jewish tavern keepers, traders, and journalists―these and many others seeking fortune and adventure rubbed shoulders in Odessa, the greatest port on the Black Sea.\n\nHere a dream of cosmopolitan freedom inspired geniuses and innovators, from Alexander Pushkin and Isaac Babel to Zionist activist Vladimir Jabotinsky and immunologist Ilya Mechnikov. Yet here too was death on a staggering scale: not only the insidious plagues common to seaports but also the mass murder of Jews carried out by the Romanian occupation during World War II. Drawing on a wealth of original source material, Odessa is an elegy for the vibrant, multicultural tapestry of which a thriving Jewish population formed an essential part, as well as a celebration of the survival of Odessa's dream in a diaspora reaching all the way to Brighton Beach. 25 black-and-white illustrations\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0393070840\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0393070840.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:King, Charles\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects  marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs  on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41499333591098,"sku":"DBV.0393070840.VG","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0393070840-0.jpg?v=1783024857","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/odessa-genius-and-death-in-a-city-of-dreams-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}