Ваша оценкаWhen Alina’s brother-in-law defects to the West, she and her husband become persons of interest to the secret services, causing both of their careers to come grinding to a halt.
As the strain takes its toll on their marriage, Alina turns to her aunt for help – the wife of a communist leader and a secret practitioner of the old folk ways.
Set in 1970s communist Romania, this novella-in-flash draws upon magic realism to weave a tale of everyday troubles, that can’t be put down.
ISBN:
Fairlight Books
Год издания:
2018
Язык:
Английский
190 страниц
Возрастные ограничения:
18+
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KIM ARMSTRONG, WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF BOOKS
"...a compelling collection of flash fiction that frames Alina’s life in a range of styles, from straight prose to charts, commentaries to bulleted lists. Some scenes are boiled down to their essence so thoroughly that they manage to convey the merciless claustrophobia of Alina’s existence while occupying only a single line or page ... As van Llewyn shows, nothing can stay bottled up forever, and it is well worth witnessing how Alina’s story boils over."
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