Entomology for the Faint-Hearted
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Entomology for the Faint-Hearted
9.99 €
A new book from Katya Kachur, a renowned Russian journalist and bestselling author of "The Favorite of the Era," "The Raphael Gene," and "The Bilious Angel."
The story of the Ginzburg family begins in the heat of post-war Tashkent, where the aromas of an oriental bazaar mingle with the odors of a communal kitchen. Here, adults argue and cry in cramped rooms, while children play detectives and investigate a real murder. The family chronicle leads the reader through a Samara village and the cold north to Moscow, reflecting the country's history: from post-war devastation to the anxieties of the new millennium.
"Entomology for the Faint-Hearted" is a novel in short stories, and each story is like a rare specimen in the collection of a passionate entomologist: here is the delicate silkworm of fragile childhood, here is the tremulous dragonfly of first love, and here is a whole hive of family passions, led by the queen bee, the great-grandmother.
Here, detective mysteries are uncovered by children, a rural idyll harbours echoes of war, and quiet lyricism resonates with profound drama. Together, these stories form a grand prose about destinies and the passage of time, about love and motherhood, choice and friendship, about everything that makes a family, a family.
The story of the Ginzburg family begins in the heat of post-war Tashkent, where the aromas of an oriental bazaar mingle with the odors of a communal kitchen. Here, adults argue and cry in cramped rooms, while children play detectives and investigate a real murder. The family chronicle leads the reader through a Samara village and the cold north to Moscow, reflecting the country's history: from post-war devastation to the anxieties of the new millennium.
"Entomology for the Faint-Hearted" is a novel in short stories, and each story is like a rare specimen in the collection of a passionate entomologist: here is the delicate silkworm of fragile childhood, here is the tremulous dragonfly of first love, and here is a whole hive of family passions, led by the queen bee, the great-grandmother.
Here, detective mysteries are uncovered by children, a rural idyll harbours echoes of war, and quiet lyricism resonates with profound drama. Together, these stories form a grand prose about destinies and the passage of time, about love and motherhood, choice and friendship, about everything that makes a family, a family.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Almost Happy People: Novels by Katya Kachur