The silver bone / Andrey Kurkov ; translated from the Russian by Boris Dralyuk.

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Kurkov, Andreĭ [author.]

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Dralyuk, Boris [translator.]

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TextReo: English Original language: Russian Series: Kurkov, Andreĭ, Kyiv mysteries ; book 1.Kaiwhakaputa: London : MacLehose Press, 2024Copyright date: ©2024Whakaahuatanga: 283 pages : map ; 24 cmContent type:

text
cartographic image

Media type:

unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9781529426502
1529426502
9781529426496
1529426499

Uniform titles:

Samson i Nadezhda. English

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DDC classification:

891.73/44 23

Summary: Kyiv, 1919. The Soviets control the city, but White armies menace them from the West. No man trusts his neighbour and any spark of resistance may ignite into open rebellion. When Samson Kolechko's father is murdered, his last act is to save his son from a falling Cossack sabre. Deprived of his right ear instead of his head, Samson is left an orphan, with only his father's collection of abacuses for company. Until, that is, his flat is requisitioned by two Red Army soldiers, whose secret plans Samson is somehow able to overhear with uncanny clarity. Eager to thwart them, he stumbles into a world of murder and intrigue that will either be the making of him - or finish what the Cossack started. Inflected with Kurkov's signature humour and magical realism, The Silver Bone takes inspiration from the real life archives of crime enforcement agencies in Kyiv, crafting a propulsive narrative that bursts to life with rich historical detail.

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First published in the Russian language as 'Samson i Nadezhda' in Ukraine in 2020 by Folio.

Kyiv, 1919. The Soviets control the city, but White armies menace them from the West. No man trusts his neighbour and any spark of resistance may ignite into open rebellion. When Samson Kolechko's father is murdered, his last act is to save his son from a falling Cossack sabre. Deprived of his right ear instead of his head, Samson is left an orphan, with only his father's collection of abacuses for company. Until, that is, his flat is requisitioned by two Red Army soldiers, whose secret plans Samson is somehow able to overhear with uncanny clarity. Eager to thwart them, he stumbles into a world of murder and intrigue that will either be the making of him - or finish what the Cossack started. Inflected with Kurkov's signature humour and magical realism, The Silver Bone takes inspiration from the real life archives of crime enforcement agencies in Kyiv, crafting a propulsive narrative that bursts to life with rich historical detail.

In English, translated from the Russian.

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