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Andrei Gelasimov

Autor(a) de Thirst

18+ Works 252 Membros 13 Reviews 1 Favorited

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Obras de Andrei Gelasimov

Thirst (2003) 81 cópias
Into the Thickening Fog (2017) 73 cópias
Gods of the Steppe (2008) 28 cópias
The Lying Year (2006) 24 cópias
Rachel (2004) 10 cópias
La Rose des vents (2018) 5 cópias
La soif 2 cópias
Holod (2015) 1 exemplar(es)
Rachel 1 exemplar(es)
La soif (2004) 1 exemplar(es)
Lying Year 1 exemplar(es)
Two by Andrei Gelasimov (2011) 1 exemplar(es)

Associated Works

Best European Fiction 2011 (2010) — Contribuinte — 107 cópias

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Conhecimento Comum

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Although this novella is short, it was hard to get into it at first. However, it reminded me of Russian essays which never seem straight forward, but get closer to the point by circling around it. Konstantin (Kostya) is a disfigured veteran of the war in Chechnya who was not save right away because his comrades thought him to be dead. He spends his day in a drunken stupor. However, his army comrades show up looking for another friend from the war days who has gone missing. They go on a quest to find their friend, and he starts telling his story in flashbacks. As a reader, you need to be willing to go in circles with him, but it's worth it in the end. I really appreciated that the end provided a more positive outlook than I expected from a Russian novella like that.… (mais)
 
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conhauf | outras 6 resenhas | Aug 8, 2022 |
The Life Stories collection is a nice introduction to contemporary Russian fiction: many of its authors have won major Russian literary prizes and/or become bestsellers.
 
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LizoksBooks | Dec 15, 2018 |
Left it in a train.
 
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alik-fuchs | Apr 27, 2018 |
Knew from the opening pages this title was not for me. Abandoned.
 
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MSarki | Jan 7, 2018 |

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Obras
18
Also by
1
Membros
252
Popularidade
#90,785
Avaliação
3.3
Resenhas
13
ISBNs
37
Idiomas
5
Favorito
1

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