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Item Details
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THE CONSPIRACY & OTHER STORIES
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| By: |
Jaan Kross |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£8.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1860460062 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781860460067 |
| Publisher: |
VINTAGE PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
4 May, 1995 |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Translated from: |
Estonian |
| Description: |
Six stories based around the time Estonians were slaves in their own home. |
| Synopsis: |
From one of Estonia's most renowned writers: " [Joan Kross] begins to look more and more like a prime Nobel Prize contender." - "Kirkus Reviews" Jaan Kross spent eight years in Soviet prison camps. In these stories his alter ego Peeter Mirk records events and conversations that show the imprisoned lives Estonians were forced to lead in their own homes and country. We read of thwarted attempts to escape, the dilemma of a man who must save himself by sacrificing a friend, a prisoner's practical joke that backfires, and the grinding necessity of facing one's fate.Despite the black thunderclouds beneath which Peeter Mirk and his fellow inmates have to lead their daily lives, the irony and insight which permeate these tales make each one a pleasure to read. Moreover they throw light upon the essential identity of the former Soviet Baltic states in a way that no history text can. The stories in "The Conspiracy" show Jaan Kross at his best: a writer of honesty, humor, and wisdom. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
The Harvill Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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