The 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.
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Boys > Fiction. Serial murderers > Fiction. Soviet Union > History > 1985-1991 > Fiction. |
Genre |
Bildungsromans. Fiction. |
- ISBN: 9781939931412
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Physical Description
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245 pages ; 21 cm - Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2017.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "First published in Russian in 2014 as God Komety"--Title page verso. |
Language Note: | Translated from the Russian. |