{"product_id":"open-mic-night-in-moscow-and-other-stories-from-my-search-for-black-markets-soviet-architecture-and-emotionally-unavailable-russian-men-9780062823298","title":"Open MIC Night in Moscow: And Other Stories from My Search for Black Markets, Soviet Architecture, and Emotionally Unavailable Russian Men","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Audrey Murray\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Russia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen people ask, I have variously described my trip as \"like \u003cem\u003eWild, \u003c\/em\u003e but in Turkmenistan,\" or \"like \u003cem\u003eEat, Pray, Love, \u003c\/em\u003e but with yak-herding\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt twenty-eight, comedian Audrey Murray took a look around at her peer group--established in their careers, getting ready to take the next step in their relationships--and thought, \"I should probably start to think about doing that.\" Then she promptly boarded the next flight to Kazakhstan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA combination of \u003cem\u003eWild\u003c\/em\u003e and whatever Netflix series you're currently binging, \u003cem\u003eOpen Mic Night in Moscow\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the episodes of Audrey's solo travels through the former Soviet Union--adventures that take her from a lookout on an American military base in Afghanistan, to a burning crater in Turkmenistan, to a wedding in Uzbekistan, through a Belarusian forest, to crossing Russia on the Trans-Siberian Railway--and includes a cast of characters Tolstoy would have envied. But don't worry; her book is 800 pages shorter than the average Russian novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAudrey's keen observational eye and curiosity about human nature lead to fascinating excursions through parts of the world that are infamous to Westerners but seldom visited by them. Take the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant--do you assume, as Audrey did, that the Chernobyl accident took place in a place called Chernobyl? Read this book and discover whether or not that's true (and more important, whether it's safe to visit). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough her encounters, Audrey experiences a panoply of perspectives on being a woman traveling solo, on the concept of home and the idea of \"settling down,\" and the pros and cons of sleeping in yurts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOpen Mic Night in Moscow\u003c\/em\u003e is the kind of book you will both want to devour in one sitting and savor--somewhat like a good blini. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45355887427735,"sku":"9780062823298","price":1202.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780062823298.webp?v=1767671291","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/open-mic-night-in-moscow-and-other-stories-from-my-search-for-black-markets-soviet-architecture-and-emotionally-unavailable-russian-men-9780062823298","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}