Sinistra Zone
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
239 kr
Slutsåld
Entering a weird, remote hamlet, Andrei calls himself “a simple wayfarer,” but he is in fact highly compromised: he has no identity papers. Taken under the wing of the military zone’s commander, Andrei is first assigned to guard the blueberries that supply a nearby bear reserve. He is surrounded by human wrecks, supernatural umbrellas, birds carrying plagues, albino twins.The bears — and an affair with a married woman — occupy Andrei until his protector is replaced by a new female commander, “a slender creature, quiet,diaphanous, like a dragonfly,” and yet an iron-fisted harridan. As things grow ever more alarming, Andrei becomes a “corpse watchman,” standing guard over the dead to check for any signs of life, and then …
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2013-08-26
- Mått135 x 203 x 15 mm
- Vikt200 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor208
- FörlagNew Directions Publishing Corporation
- ISBN9780811219785
- ÖversättarePaul Olchváry