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THE YEAR OF THE COMET
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| By: |
Antonina W. Bouis (Trans) |
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Paperback |
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£12.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
193993141X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781939931412 |
| Publisher: |
NEW VESSEL PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
14 February, 2017 |
| Pages: |
275 |
| Synopsis: |
"You read and reread Lebedev's lyrical, cutting prose with equal amounts of awe and enjoyment. This gorgeously written, unsettling novel--a rare work about the fall of the Soviet Union as told through the eyes of a child--leaves us with a fresh understanding of that towering moment in recent history."--Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) From the critically acclaimed author of Oblivion comes Year of the Comet, a story of a Russian boyhood and coming of age as the Soviet Union is on the brink of collapse. An idyllic childhood takes a sinister turn. Rumors of a serial killer haunt the neighborhood, families pack up and leave town without a word of warning, and the country begins to unravel. Policemen stand by as protesters overtake the streets, knowing that the once awe-inspiring symbols of power they wear on their helmets have become devoid of meaning. Lebedev depicts a vast empire coming apart at the seams, transforming a very public moment into something tender and personal, and writes with stunning beauty and shattering insight about childhood and the growing consciousness of a boy in the world.Sergei Lebedev was born in Moscow in 1981 and worked for seven years on geological expeditions in Russia and Central Asia. Lebedev is a poet, essayist and journalist. Oblivion, his first novel, was published in 2016 by New Vessel Press, to great acclaim. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
New Vessel Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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