{"product_id":"ordinary-people-dont-carry-machine-guns-artem-chapeye-1","title":"Ordinary People Don't Carry Machine Guns - Artem Chapeye","description":"\u003cp\u003eArtem Chapeye reveals his war, intimate and senseless, withholding nothing about his motivations, his nightmares, his new relationship with the world. Here one man, a pacifist turned fighter, a story writer turned soldier, a father and husband, considers the reasons for and reactions to war on a very personal level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn avowed pacifist until 2022, Chapeye joined the Ukrainian army in the first days of the Russian invasion. He tries to understand the large-scale decision-making that has a defining impact on both individual citizens and society-at-large: many of his fellow soldiers never considered enlisting before finding themselves at war; others flee the country. He wonders from the front lines what his young children at home are doing and what they're feeling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is written in three parts, offering historical analogies and literary references throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"When Darkness Comes\" relates the first days of the full-scale invasion in February 2022 when lives and the peace were shattered.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"It's Necessary to Cultivate Your Garden\" details the experience of the everyday people of Ukraine, workers and peasants, who look forward to returning to simpler lives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe last section, \"People Aren't Divided into Brands,\" critiques the elitism of those who consider themselves above those who \"simply\" fight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeeply thought-provoking, intelligent, and heartbreaking, this is an essential book for anyone who wants to understand the ways that war can change everything.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seven Stories Press,US.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54261449392465,"sku":"9781644214596","price":19.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/4618\/2960\/files\/9781644214596.jpg?v=1783501524","url":"https:\/\/lattesandliterature.com\/products\/ordinary-people-dont-carry-machine-guns-artem-chapeye-1","provider":"Latte's and Literature","version":"1.0","type":"link"}