{"product_id":"9781805330011","title":"City of Lions","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Wittlin, Jozef \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 25\/05\/2023,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 160 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781805330011,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLviv, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCity of Lions presents two essays, written more than half a century apart - but united by one city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJózef Wittlin's sensual and 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilippe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an illuminating preface by Eva Hoffman and stunning new photographs by Diana Matar, City of Lions is a powerful and melancholy evocation of central Europe in the twentieth century, with a special resonance for today's troubled continent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41139932889132,"sku":"9781805330011","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781805330011_40bf0546-dc48-4480-88eb-9f77722455fc.jpg?v=1759672153","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781805330011","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}