{"title":"Nina Chayka","description":"Nina Chayka is a writer from Saint Petersburg, Russia. She holds a BA from Harvard University and currently lives in Brooklyn. Seagulls is her debut collection of short stories.","products":[{"product_id":"seagulls-paperback","title":"Seagulls - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Black Lawrence Press Immigrant Writing Series Selection\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A teenage Olympic champion in Krakow, a stripper in New York, an American professor at Yale, a tech executive, and a doctor turned undocumented nanny--in a stunning collection of linked stories, \u003ci\u003eSeagulls\u003c\/i\u003e follows these women and men as they navigate exile, marriage, violence, and love in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nina Chayka's debut collection draws on stories collected by the author from Ukrainians and Russians whose lives were shattered by the war, and from the author's own experiences as a member of a Muslim minority in Russia, her escape from harassment and threats of the Russian government, and her eventual exile in the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through these interconnected lives, \u003ci\u003eSeagulls\u003c\/i\u003e explores how individuals bound by war find the relentless, if sometimes reluctant, need to move forward.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51375095415007,"sku":"9781625572189","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/V2XMD6kKnk9781625572189.webp?v=1789193024"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/nina-chayka.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}