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Author: Eugene Vodolazkin ,
Lisa C. Hayden
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Imprint: Oneworld Publications
Edition: Hardback
Dimensions:
Width: 14.60cm
, Height: 3.30cm
, Length: 22.50cm
ISBN: 9781786072719
ISBN 10: 1786072718
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 03 May 2018
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
`An unabashed, panoramic view of the landscape of human consciousness... Draped in thoroughly Russian trappings, The Aviator speaks to common experience while soaring into realms that enfold the human drama below.' * <i>Foreword Reviews</i> (Starred Review) * `Vodolazkin amazes again with his exceptional mastery of language.' * <i>Style</i> (Russia) * 'Captivating.' * <i>meduza.io</i> * 'Exceptional.' * Dmitry Bykov, <i>Echo of Moscow</i> * 'Eugene Vodolazkin sophisticatedly manipulates with genres, masters the style, and keeps the tension until the novel's last page.' * Trud *
'An unabashed, panoramic view of the landscape of human consciousness... Draped in thoroughly Russian trappings, The Aviator speaks to common experience while soaring into realms that enfold the human drama below.' * <i>Foreword Reviews</i> * `Vodolazkin amazes again with his exceptional mastery of language' * <i>Style</i> (Russia) * PRAISE FOR LAURUS: `A profound, sometimes challenging meditation on faith, love and life's mysteries' Financial Times `A masterpiece by any standards' Huffington Post 'Captivating' * <i>meduza.io</i> * 'Exceptional' * Dmitry Bykov, <i>Echo of Moscow</i> * 'Eugene Vodolazkin sophisticatedly manipulates with genres, masters the style, and keeps the tension until the novel's last page' * Trud *
`Vodolazkin amazes again with his exceptional mastery of language' * <i>style.rbc.ru</i> * PRAISE FOR LAURUS: `A profound, sometimes challenging meditation on faith, love and life's mysteries' Financial Times `A masterpiece by any standards' Huffington Post 'Captivating' * <i>medusa.io</i> * 'Eugene Vodolazkin sophisticatedly manipulates with genres, masters the style, and keeps the tension until the novel's last page' * Trud * 'Exceptional' * Dmitry Bykov, <i>Echo of Moscow</i> *
Author Information
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, Russia. Lisa Hayden is a freelance translator and editor. Her translation of Eugene Vodolazkin's Laurus (Oneworld, 2015) was shortlisted for the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize in 2016. She lives in Maine, USA.
