Pigeons, or Outdoor Games
9.99 €
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Pigeons, or Outdoor Games
9.99 €
A new book by Pavel Krusanov, author of "Angel's Bite," "American Hole," "Dead Language," and other equally unexpected and discussed works, this time about hunting. Yes, hunting in its classic, Turgenevian sense. But Krusanov wouldn't be Krusanov if he limited himself to banal recountings of hunting stories about waterfowl and forest game expeditions.
Yes, this new book does, and it's told so vividly, vividly, and expertly that you feel like you're stepping into the hero's waders, sloshing through the swampy waters, waiting for a lucky shot, as if in a computer simulation. The book is actually broader, deeper, and more surprising than just about gun shooting. And the geography of this book extends beyond the Pskov region near Novorzhev.
There's the Peruvian jungle here, with its secrets and night terrors. There are many other paths along which the author leads us, immersing us in the complex, often unpredictable world of the human inner self. And, of course, there's magic in the book, because, as the author said in an interview: "Literature isn't just a play on words and meanings; it's the heir to verbal magic, the magic of a spell. Only in the case of literature is the miracle it conjures up a special kind. After reading a talented book, the transformation happens not externally, but internally. As a result, at least temporarily, you become different, and through you, the surrounding reality is slightly transformed."
Yes, this new book does, and it's told so vividly, vividly, and expertly that you feel like you're stepping into the hero's waders, sloshing through the swampy waters, waiting for a lucky shot, as if in a computer simulation. The book is actually broader, deeper, and more surprising than just about gun shooting. And the geography of this book extends beyond the Pskov region near Novorzhev.
There's the Peruvian jungle here, with its secrets and night terrors. There are many other paths along which the author leads us, immersing us in the complex, often unpredictable world of the human inner self. And, of course, there's magic in the book, because, as the author said in an interview: "Literature isn't just a play on words and meanings; it's the heir to verbal magic, the magic of a spell. Only in the case of literature is the miracle it conjures up a special kind. After reading a talented book, the transformation happens not externally, but internally. As a result, at least temporarily, you become different, and through you, the surrounding reality is slightly transformed."
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Azbuka Bestseller. Russian Prose