{"product_id":"9781550964400","title":"Sochi Delirium","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eAn unyielding fever of 103, the Sochi Olympics, and a state of inspirational semidelirium came together as Vladimir Azarov sat in front of his television, images swirled in his mind like a waltzing kaleidoscope. Memories from decades past were triggered as the Pussy Riot girls were being whipped by Cossacks. Marilyn Monroe of \u003ci\u003eSome Like It Hot \u003c\/i\u003ebecame his muse while he composed recollections: his first trip to Sochi in 1962; sitting with Henry Moore at his home in Much Haddam; discussing verisimilitudes with Pasolini, art with Frank O’Hara, film and acting with Leni Riefenstahl; shock at terrorists killing Israelis in Munich. As the 2014 Games ended, his fever abated. This remarkable book of poems arose from those two weeks.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vladimir Azarov","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":42734322876576,"sku":"9781550964400","price":9.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_9a578425-808d-437c-9643-19dc975dd843.jpg?v=1703943149","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9781550964400","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}