| The Hall of the Singing Caryatids Contributor(s): Pelevin, Victor (Author), Bromfield, Andrew (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0811219429 ISBN-13: 9780811219426 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2011023260 |
| Series: New Directions Pearls |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 4.5" W x 6.9" (0.20 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: After auditioning for the part as a singing geisha at a dubious bar, Lena and eleven other "lucky" girls are sent to work at a posh underground nightclub reserved exclusively for Russia's upper-crust elite. They are to be a sideshow attraction to the rest of the club's entertainment, and are billed as the "famous singing caryatids." Things only get weirder from there. Secret ointments, praying mantises, sexual escapades, and grotesque murder are quickly ushered into the plot. The Russian literary master Victor Pelevin holds nothing back, and The Hall of the Singing Caryatids, his most recent story to be translated into English, is sure to make you squirm in your seat with utter delight. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bromfield, Andrew: - Born in Yorkshire, England, Andrew Bromfield is a translator of Russian literature and an editor and co-founder of the literary journal Glas.Pelevin, Victor: - Victor Pelevin is one of Russia's most successful post-Soviet writers. He won the Russian Booker prize in 1993 Born on November 22, 1962 in Moscow, he attended the Moscow Institute of Power Engineering, and the Institute of Literature. He's now been published throughout Europe. His books include A Werewolf Problem in Central Russia, Omon Ra, The Blue Lantern, The Yellow Arrow, and The Hall of the Singing Caryatids. |