Day of the Oprichnik
A Novel
One of The Telegraph's Best Fiction Books 2011Moscow, 2028. A scream, a moan, and a death rattle slowly pull Andrei Danilovich Komiaga out of his drunken stupor. But wait-that's just his ring tone. So begins another day in the life of an oprichnik, one of the czar's most trusted courtiers-and one of the country's most feared men.In this new New Russia, where futuristic technology and the draconian codes of Ivan the Terrible are in perfect synergy, Komiaga will attend extravagant parties, partake in brutal executions, and consume an arsenal of drugs. He will rape and pillage, and he will be moved to tears by the sweetly sung songs of his homel…
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- ISBN: 978-0-374-53310-6
- EAN: 9780374533106
- Produktnummer: 11442691
- Verlag: Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 208 S.
- Masse: H21.5 cm x B14.1 cm x D2.0 cm 195 g
- Gewicht: 195
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Vladimir Sorokin; Translated from the Russian by Jamey Gambrell
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