Maidenhair by Mikhail Shishkin

Maidenhair

Mikhail Shishkin with Marian Schwartz (Translator)

506 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging reflective slow-paced
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Maidenhair by Mikhail Shishkin is a profound and moving novel that will resonate deeply with readers who appreciate complex, intriguing explorations of the human experience, particularly those who are drawn to philosophical and introspective themes, and are willing to immerse themselves in a rich tapestry of stories, history, and emotion.

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Day after day the Russian asylum-seekers sit across from the interpreter and Peter—the Swiss officers who guard the gates to paradise—and tell of the atrocities they’ve suffered, or that they’ve invented, or heard from someone else. These stories ...

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