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The year of the comet / Sergei Lebedev ; translated by Antonina W. Bouis.

by Lebedev, Sergeĭ, 1981-

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New Vessel Press, 2017.

Boys -- Fiction.

Protest movements -- Fiction.

Serial murders -- Fiction.

Soviet Union -- History -- 1985-1991 -- Fiction.

9781939931412 (trade pbk.)

God komety. English.

245 p. ; 21 cm.

"First published in Russian in 2014 as God komety."--T.p. verso.

Translated from the Russian.

"A story of a Russian boyhood and coming of age as the Soviet Union is on the brink of collapse. An idyllic childhood takes a sinister turn. Rumors of a serial killer haunt the neighborhood, families pack up and leave town without a word of warning, and the country begins to unravel. Policemen stand by as protesters overtake the streets, knowing that the once awe-inspiring symbols of power they wear on their helmets have become devoid of meaning. Lebedev depicts a vast empire coming apart at the seams, transforming a very public moment into something tender and personal, and writes with stunning beauty and shattering insight about childhood and the growing consciousness of a boy in the world."--From publisher.

Historical fiction.

Literary fiction.

Russian fiction -- Translations into English.

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