Omon Ra (Paperback, Main)

Our hero - named Omon after the Interior Ministry riot police, and calling himself Ra after the Egyptian sun god - introduces himself with a deceptively light and nostalgic narrative as he recalls his boyhood dreams of being an cosmonaut, his love of the clear blue sky. As the tale unfolds, however, his life within the Soviet space programme becomes less and less as he imagined, the programme itself less and less as it seems. Surreal, ironic and extremely fast-paced. (Kirkus UK)

Victor Pelevin's unforgettable first novel, Omon Ra, is the story of a young man who always dreamt of becoming the ultimate Russian hero, a cosmonaut in the mould of Yuri Gagarin. Enrolling as a cadet at the Zaraisk flying school, it is not long before he is chosen to be the sole pilot of a mission - to the dark side of the moon. 'An inventive comedy as black as outer space itself. Makes The Right Stuff look like a NASA handout.' Tibor Fischer

General

Imprint:	Faber and Faber
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2002
Authors:	Victor Pelevin
Dimensions:	198 x 126 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	153
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-0-571-17798-1
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-571-17798-0
Barcode:	9780571177981

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