| Author | Vladimir Sorokin |
| Afterword by | Vladimir Sorokin |
| Translated by | Sally Laird |
| Preface by | Sally Laird |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | Katy Homans |
| Imprint | NYRB Classics |
| Publisher | The New York Review Of Books* |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | United States |
| This Edition Published | 2008 |
| Copyright | 1985 |
| Pages / Font | 280 pages |
| Library of Congress Catalog Card Number | 2007052586 |
| ISBN | 978-1-590-17274-2 |
| EAN 5 | 51595 |
| Printer's Key | 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 |
| Notes | 1985, 2007 copyright by Vladimir Sorokin (1985 for text and 2007, new afterword). Afterword translation copyright Jamey Gambrell, 2008. |