{"product_id":"city-of-lions-portrait-of-a-city-in-two-acts-lviv-then-and-now-isbn-9781805330011","title":"City of Lions: Portrait of a City in Two Acts: Lviv, Then and Now","description":"\u003cb\u003e“A loving, sensuous, but also gently ironic reconstruction of a lost city” \u003ci\u003e— LA Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA timely reissue of the classic portrayal of the Ukrainian city of Lviv by 2 authors in 2 acts, separated by time and circumstance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With an illuminating preface by Eva Hoffman and stunning new photographs by Diana Matar, \u003ci\u003eCity of Lions\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful and melancholy evocation of Ukraine in the twentieth century, with a special resonance for today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lviv, Lwów, Lvov, Lemberg. Known by a variety of names, the City of Lions is now in western Ukraine. Situated in different countries during its history, it is a city located along the fault-lines of Europe's history.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCity of Lions\u003c\/i\u003e presents two essays, written more than half a century apart - but united by one city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Józef Wittlin's lyrical paean to his Lwów, written in exile, is a deep cry of love and pain for his city, where most people he knew have fled or been killed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Philippe Sands' finely honed exploration of what has been lost and what remains interweaves a lawyer's love of evidence with the emotional heft of a descendant of Lviv.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304473743589,"sku":"NP9781805330011","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781805330011.jpg?v=1767723768","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/city-of-lions-portrait-of-a-city-in-two-acts-lviv-then-and-now-isbn-9781805330011","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}