Description
| Product ID: | 9781800249240 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Year of the Comet |
| Authors: | Author: Sergei Lebedev, Antonina W. Bouis |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Thriller / suspense fiction, Fiction in translation, Thriller / suspense, Fiction in translation |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A story of a Russian boyhood and coming of age as the Soviet Union is on the brink of collapse. 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. Rumours of a serial killer haunt the neighbourhood, 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Apollo |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-05-12 |
