The Silver Bone

Resumen del libro

Kyiv, 1919. The Soviets control the city, but White armies menace them from the West. No man trusts his neighbour and any spark of resistance may ignite into open rebellion.bWhen Samson Kolechko's father is murdered, his last act is to save his son from a falling Cossack sabre. Deprived of his right ear instead of his head, Samson is left an orphan, with only his father's collection of abacuses for company.Until, that is, his flat is requisitioned by two Red Army soldiers, whose secret plans Samson is somehow able to overhear with uncanny clarity. Eager to thwart them, he stumbles into a world of murder and intrigue that will either be the making of him or finish what the Cossack started.Inflected with Kurkov's signature humour and magical realism, The Silver Bone takes inspiration from the real life archives of crime enforcement agencies in Kyiv, crafting a propulsive narrative that bursts to life with rich historical detail.bTranslated from the Russian by Boris Dralyukb

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P x{0026}lt;B Andréi Kurkovx{0026}lt;/B (San Petersburgo, 1961) es autor de diecinueve novelas, entre las que destacan el éxito de ventas x{0026}lt;I Muerte con pingüinox{0026}lt;/I , x{0026}lt;I El jardinero de Ochákovx{0026}lt;/I (galardonada con el Prix des Lecteurs) y x{0026}lt;I Abejas grises x{0026}lt;/I (Alfaguara, 2022, ganadora del Premio Médicis). Su obra ha sido traducida a cuarenta y dos idiomas y ha recibido el Premio Gógol, el Premio del Escritor del Año concedido por los libreros con motivo de la Feria del Libro de Ucrania, el Premio Hombre del Año en Ucrania y el Premio Halldór Laxness, y ha sido nombrado Caballero de la Legión de Honor en Francia. La revista x{0026}lt;I Lire x{0026}lt;/I lo considera uno de los cincuenta mejores escritores del mundo. Alfaguara publica ahora x{0026}lt;I Samsón y Nadiezhdax{0026}lt;/I , su última novela y la primera entrega de una nueva serie policiaca.x{0026}lt;/P