“Ronit Matalon, a major figure in Israeli literature who died in 2017, exposes the contradictions of her country.”
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L’Express
“One of Russia’s most interesting young novelists takes on Putin, poison and power in this unique novel; Lebedev provides a fascinating window on modern Russia.”
Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Twilight of Democracy and Gulag: A History