The People's Act of Love - Couverture souple

Meek, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1841958778 ISBN 13 : 9781841958774

Editeur : Canongate Us, 2006

Synopsis

Book by Meek James

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

1919, Siberia. Deep in the unforgiving landscape, a shunnedChristian community practises its esoteric religion. With their town under themilitary rule of a demented Kurtz-like commander fighting the Russian Civil War,they await the remorseless assault of Bolsheviks along the Trans-Siberianrailway.

Then Samarin arrives. Appearing in the community with stories ofescape from Russia’s northernmost prison camp, he claims to have been pursuedby a cannibal known only as "The Mohican." Anna Petrovna, a determinedwidow, feels something for the new arrival, but when the local shaman is founddead, suspicion and terror engulf the little town.

A great rush of a novel, something entirely new disguised in theform of classic historical fiction, The People’s Act of Love isgarnering extraordinary attention, with rights already sold in 25 countries. Anenthralling narrative, two poignant love stories and a parade of unforgettablecharacters mark this as a novel ready to conquer the world.

Biographie de l'auteur :

JAMES MEEK is a prize-winning novelist and reporter. He is the author of three acclaimednovels, The People’s Act of Love, Drivetime and MacFarlane Boils the Sea, and two shortstory collections, Last Orders and The Museum of Doubt. Shortly after 9/11 he was sent toreport on the war in Afghanistan by The Guardian newspaper of London and followedthe campaign to the liberation of Kabul and beyond. In 2004 he was named ForeignCorrespondent and Amnesty Journalist of the Year for his reporting from Iraq andabout Guantánamo Bay. James Meek lives in London.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Canongate Us
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1841958778
• ISBN 13: 9781841958774
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 391