Written in the first four months of the war in Ukraine, fuelled by
anger towards mindless violence, Nemec’s stories tackle the
present moment and confront what really matters at times of
abundant destruction. A Czech man in Ukraine in search of his alter
ego. A gang of homeless kids driven from a cellar by tenants using
it as a shelter from the war. A German couple who ‘rented a
womb’ in Ukraine, whose child is now stuck in Kyiv. A teenager
partnered with a Valkyrie for the distribution of lavash in
besieged Mariupol delays his flight until it is too late. A Russian
academic mounting a protest in the center of Moscow dressed in a
costume from Swan Lake. They may not be soldiers at the front, but
for the characters in these stories, life will never again be as it
was before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In this collection of
short stories—two set in Ukraine, two in the West, and one in
Russia—Czech author Jan Nemec has produced a work of remarkable
immediacy.
General
Imprint: |
Seagull Books London Ltd
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Authors: |
Jan Nemec
• David Short
|
Pages: |
200 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-80309-301-7 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-80309-301-3 |
Barcode: |
9781803093017 |
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