{"product_id":"happiness-by-yuri-felsen-event-with-bryan-karetnyk-in-conversation-with-sarah-gear-thurssday-30th-april-2026","title":"Happiness by Yuri Felsen Event with Bryan Karetnyk in conversation with Sarah Gear - Thursday 30th April 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eJoin us in the bookshop to hear Bryan Karetnyk in conversation with Sarah Gear about \u003cem\u003eHappiness\u003c\/em\u003e by Yuri Felsen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6.30pm on Thursday 30th April at Golden Hare Books, 68 St Stephen Street, EH3 5AQ.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eBuy a copy of \u003ci\u003eHappiness \u003c\/i\u003eand receive free entry to the event, or choose our Ticket-Only option for £6 (which can be used towards a purchase of the book at the event).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe will send an email to confirm your booking - please be sure to check your junk\/spam folder!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003eHappiness \u003c\/em\u003eand Yuri Felsen\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eHappiness \u003c\/em\u003eis the second part of Yuri Felsen’s \u003cem\u003eThe Recurrence of Things Past\u003c\/em\u003e trilogy, following the critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eDeceit\u003c\/em\u003e. Both subtle and profound in its exploration of love, art, literature, and human frailty, Felsen’s trilogy traces the tormented romance of its protagonist alongside his artistic evolution, standing at the forefront of aesthetic and philosophical currents in European modernism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eYuri Felsen was the pseudonym of Nikolai Freudenstein. Born in St Petersburg in 1894, he emigrated in the wake of the Russian Revolution, first to Riga and then to Berlin, before finally settling in Paris in 1923. In France, he became one of the leading writers of his generation, alongside the likes of Vladimir Nabokov; influenced by the great modernists such as Marcel Proust, James Joyce and Virginia Woolf, his writing stood at the forefront of aesthetic and philosophical currents in European literature. Following the German occupation of France at the height of his career, Felsen tried to escape to Switzerland; however, he was caught, arrested and interned in Drancy concentration camp. He was deported in 1943 and killed in the gas chambers at Auschwitz.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Bryan Karetnyk\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBryan Karetnyk is a British writer and translator. His recent translations include major works by Gaito Gazdanov, Irina Odoevtseva and Boris Poplavsky. He is also the editor of the landmark Penguin Classics anthology \u003cem\u003eRussian Émigré Short Stories from Bunin to Yanovsky\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Sarah Gear \u003c\/strong\u003eSarah Gear teaches Russian language and literature at the University of St Andrews. She researches contemporary Russian fiction and translation, and her forthcoming book, \u003cem\u003eTranslating Novels from Putin's Russia\u003c\/em\u003e, explores how political bias shapes the publication and reception of contemporary Russophone literature abroad. Sarah is also Assistant Interview Editor for the international literary translation journal \u003cem\u003eAsymptote\u003c\/em\u003e, and her reviews and interviews have appeared there, as well as in the \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books, Modern Language Review, Full Stop, \u003c\/em\u003ethe \u003cem\u003eGlasgow Review of Books, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eRights in Russia.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\":41c\" class=\"hq gt\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Golden Hare Books","offers":[{"title":"Book \u0026 Ticket","offer_id":56782947975541,"sku":"9781913513849-2","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/BryanKaretnyk.png?v=1771931865","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.pro\/products\/happiness-by-yuri-felsen-event-with-bryan-karetnyk-in-conversation-with-sarah-gear-thurssday-30th-april-2026","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}