"The beauty of the language is almost impossible to bear. The novel luxuriates in poetic language."
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
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“An important book about where Russia is today, with poetic descriptions and unforgettable images evoking that nation’s often elusive attempts to understand its dark past. I stand in awe of both the author and translator.”
Jack F. Matlock, Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union