| The Aviator Contributor(s): Vodolazkin, Eugene (Author), Hayden, Lisa C. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1786074842 ISBN-13: 9781786074843 Publisher: ONEWorld Publications OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Cultural Heritage - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: 891.735 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.1" W x 7.8" (0.80 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: MY HEAD SPINS. I'M LYING IN A BED. WHERE AM I? WHO AM I? A man wakes up in hospital. He has no idea who he is or how he came to be there. The doctor tells him his name, but he doesn't remember it. He remembers nothing. As memories slowly resurface, he begins to build a picture of his former life. Russia in the early twentieth century, the turbulence of the revolution, the aftermath. But how can this be possible when the pills beside his bed are dated 1999? In the deft hands of Eugene Vodolazkin, author of the multi award-winning Laurus, The Aviator paints a vivid, panoramic picture of life in Russia at the beginning of the twentieth century, richly evoking the sights, sounds and political turmoil of those days. Reminiscent of the great works of Russian literature, and shortlisted for the Russian Booker Prize, it cements Vodolazkin's position as the rising star of Russia's literary scene. |
Contributor Bio(s): Vodolazkin, Eugene: - Eugene Vodolazkin was born in Kiev and has worked in the department of Old Russian Literature at Pushkin House since 1990. He is an expert in medieval Russian history and folklore. Laurus, his first novel to be translated into English, was published to great critical acclaim. He lives in St Petersburg.Hayden, Lisa C.: - Lisa Hayden is a freelance translator and editor. Her translation of Eugene Vodolazkin's Laurus (Oneworld, 2015) won the Read Russia Prize for Contemporary Literature in 2016 and was shortlisted for the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize the same year. She lives in Maine. |
