The Year of the Comet
Nonfiction, Travel, Europe, Russia & Former Soviet Republics, Fiction & Literature, Coming of Age, Literary
| Author: | Sergei Lebedev | ISBN: | 9781939931429 |
| Publisher: | New Vessel Press | Publication: | February 14, 2017 |
| Imprint: | New Vessel Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sergei Lebedev |
| ISBN: | 9781939931429 |
| Publisher: | New Vessel Press |
| Publication: | February 14, 2017 |
| Imprint: | New Vessel Press |
| Language: | English |
"A clear poetic sensibility built to stand against the forces of erasure."-The Wall Street Journal
"Lebedev takes his place beside Solzhenitsyn and other great writers who have refused to abide by silence."-Kirkus Reviews
From the critically acclaimed author of Oblivion comes Year of the Comet, 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.
Sergei Lebedev was born in Moscow in 1981 and worked for seven years on geological expeditions in Russia and Central Asia. Lebedev is a poet, essayist and journalist. Oblivion, his first novel, was published in 2016 by New Vessel Press, to great acclaim.
"A clear poetic sensibility built to stand against the forces of erasure."-The Wall Street Journal
"Lebedev takes his place beside Solzhenitsyn and other great writers who have refused to abide by silence."-Kirkus Reviews
From the critically acclaimed author of Oblivion comes Year of the Comet, 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.
Sergei Lebedev was born in Moscow in 1981 and worked for seven years on geological expeditions in Russia and Central Asia. Lebedev is a poet, essayist and journalist. Oblivion, his first novel, was published in 2016 by New Vessel Press, to great acclaim.
