{"product_id":"9781787706613","title":"Eisen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA dazzling novel of cinema, power, and the price of artistic freedom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eEisen\u003c\/em\u003e, Guzel Yakhina brings her extraordinary storytelling to the life of Sergei Eisenstein, the visionary filmmaker who revolutionised cinema-and was nearly destroyed by the regime he helped glorify. From the groundbreaking success of \u003cem\u003eBattleship Potemkin\u003c\/em\u003e to the brutal realities of censorship, exile and compromise under Stalin, Yakhina tells the story of a genius caught between his artistic ambitions and the demands of an authoritarian state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoving between Moscow, Berlin, Paris and Mexico, \u003cem\u003eEisen\u003c\/em\u003e unfolds in vivid, cinematic episodes inspired by Eisenstein's own theory of montage. As art and politics collide, Yakhina explores the passions, contradictions and private struggles behind a public legend, revealing the human cost of creating great art in a world where freedom is never guaranteed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57704561115509,"sku":"9781787706613","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781787706613.jpg?v=1793355778","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781787706613","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}