Gorsky by Vesna Goldsworthy. This review was first published by Shiny New Books. Continue reading
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The Spectre of Alexander Wolf by Gaito Gazdanov (translated Bryan Karetnyk)
The Spectre of Alexander Wolf by Gaito Gazdanov (translated Bryan Karetnyk). When is someone you killed dead? Mystery, guilt, love, philosophy, and death in a very Russian thriller. This review first appeared in Nudge Books (now NB). Continue reading
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The Gardener from Ochakov by Andrey Kurkov
The Gardener from Ochakov by Andrey Kurkov (translated by Amanda Love Darragh). ‘We live in an interesting country, these are interesting times … we can’t help being interesting ourselves’. A Russo-Ukrainian novel. This review first appeared in Nudge Books (now NB). Continue reading
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Glorious Misadventures: Nikolai Rezanov and the Dream of a Russian America by Owen Matthews
Glorious Misadventures: Nikolai Rezanov and the Dream of a Russian America by Owen Matthews. When the Wild West was also the Wild East. This review first appeared in Nudge Books (now NB). Continue reading
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