The Archipelago of Another Life

By: Andreï Makine

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Synopsis: On the far eastern borders of the Soviet Union, in the sunset of Stalin's reign, soldiers are training for a war that could end all wars, for in the atomic age man has sown the seeds of his own destruction. Among them is Pavel Gartsev, a reservist. Orphaned, scarred by the last great war and unlucky in love, he is an instant victim for the apparatchiks and ambitious careerists who thrive within the Red Army's ranks. Assigned to a search party composed of regulars and reservists, charged with the recapture of an escaped prisoner from a nearby gulag, Gartsev finds himself one of an unlikely quintet of cynics, sadists and heroes, embarked on a challenging manhunt through the Siberian taiga. But the fugitive, capable, cunning and evidently at home in the depths of these vast forests, proves no easy prey. As the pursuit goes on, and the pursuers are struck by a shattering discovery, Gartsev confronts both the worst within himself and the tantalising prospect of another, totally different life.Translated from the French by Geoffrey Strachan(P)2019 Quercus Editions Limited

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781529406931
Related ISBNs:: 9780857057945, 9780857057938
Publisher:: Quercus
Date of Addition:: 09/01/22
Copyrighted By:: Editions Du Seuil *
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Narrated By:: Philip Stevens
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Romance, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Translator:: Geoffrey Strachan