Sin - Softcover

Prilepin, Zakhar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9081823930 ISBN 13: 9789081823937

Publisher: Glagoslav Publications B.V., 2012

Synopsis

Zakhar Prilepin’s novel-in-stories, Sin, has become a literary phenomenon in Russia, where it was published in 2007. It has been hailed as the epitome of the spirit of the opening decade of the 21st century, and was called “the book of the decade” by the prestigious Super Natsbest Award jury. In the episodes of Zakharka’s life, presented here in non-chronological order, we see him as a little boy, a lovelorn teenager, a hard-drinking grave-digger, a nightclub bouncer, a father, and a soldier in Chechnya. Sin offers a fascinating glimpse into the recent Russian past, as well as its present, with its unemployment, poverty, violence, and local wars – social problems that may be found in many corners of the world. Zakhar Prilepin presents these realities through the eyes of Zakharka, taking us along on the life-affirming journey of his unforgettable protagonist.

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About the Author

Zakhar Prilepin was born near Ryazan in 1975. Prilepin had a varied life before dedicating himself to writing, spending time as a student, as a labourer, as a journalist and as a soldier, serving with the Special Forces in Chechnya. More recently Prilepin has come to the public attention not only as one of the best writers of his generation, but as a committed, and often controversial, political activist on behalf of the 'Other Russia' coalition. Prilepin lives in Nizhny Novgorod where he is the regional editor of independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta. His website is one of the most popular author's sites in Russia. Prilepin's combination of lucid prose and social consciousness has made him one of the most popular and acclaimed writers in Russia today and drawn comparisons with the Russian classics. His novel Sankya, which draws on his own experiences to depict life among young political extremists, was shortlisted for the Russian Booker in 2007, when it also won the Yasnaya Polyana Award and the Best Foreign Novel of the Year Award in China. Prilepin's works have been translated into numerous foreign languages; regrettably, English-speaking readers have as yet had to content themselves with a handful of short stories. Awards: The Super Natsbest Prize 2011 The National Bestseller Prize 2008 Alexander Nevsky Award "The True Sons of Russia" 2007 The Russian Booker Prize 2006

Review

"It is an intensely human story that takes you to a different place that, at the same time, feels familiar". ALAN CARUBA, Bookviews.com "And he (Prilepin) is probably the most important writer in modern Russia, a sensitive and intelligent critic of his country's condition. To understand Russia today, you need to understand Prilepin - first and foremost because he doesn't fit into the preconceptions most outsiders have about the place. < - > Prilepin is an intensely male writer - like Ernest Hemingway, he's intoxicated with the rituals and bonds of maleness, and, by extension, war, which he sees as the ultimate test of manhood." "Russia's Young Hemingway", NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE "Prilepin is the biggest event in today's Russian literature; his language reminds us of Tolstoy," TATYANA TOLSTAYA, famous Russian writer "This book gives you the impulse to live your life to the fullest without shallow hesitations," DMITRY BYKOV, famous Russian writer and journalist. " - this writer has simply become a phenomenon which is impossible to ignore," ALEXANDER GARROS, famous Russian writer "It's hard to explain the effect of Zakhar Prilepin's book called Aoao (Sin), which won this year's National Bestseller prize. The book describes itself as a novel in short stories - not quite accurate, since there is also a section of poetry - and each piece about a young man named Zakhar establishes its own mood. All the stories, though, combine threads of tenderness, rage, and oinea (toska), an untranslatable Russian word that represents a sort of soulful yearning and worry." LIZA HAYDEN

About this edition

• Publisher: Glagoslav Publications B.V.
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 9081823930
• ISBN 13: 9789081823937
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 224