The year of the comet
By: Sergei Lebedev ; translated by Antonina W. Bouis
Contributors: Bouis, Antonina W., translator
Publisher: New Vessel Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9781939931412
Subjects: Fiction
Work titles: God komety
Description: "...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."--Cover, p.[4]
Notes: Translation from the Russian of: God komety.