Five short stories about the "strange time" during and after World War II, when a Soviet citizen could only avoid trouble with the authorities by turning traditional moral values on their head and conniving at a system of betrayal, vengeance and dishonesty. The first four stories are taut accounts of pursuit and evasion, the avengers in effect pursuing their own self-purgation. The last is a parable about a miracle that does not attest religious conviction. All five stories, reflective, observant, probing, bear witness to Borodin's power and originality as a writer.

The Story of a Strange Time

Borodin, Leonid

Harpercollins

Partings

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Vintage/Ebury (A Division of Random House Group)

WIlliams, Frank

Partings (English and Russian Edition)

Floyd, David

Harcourt

A twelve-year-old boy, the son of teachers, finds magic, mystery, romance, and sadness at beautiful Lake Baikal in Siberia

The Year of Miracle and Grief (English and Russian Edition)

Quartet Books Ltd.

<p>Deep in Siberia lies the oldest lake on earth, Lake Baikal. When a small boy arrives on its banks, he is amazed by the beauty of the lake and surrounding mountains. As this astonishment yields to inquisitiveness, he begins to explore the fairytale of the area. Nearly thirty years after its first publication in English, Quartet Books is proud to reissue this magical tale for a new audience.</p>

Year of Miracle and Grief

Mythology & Folk Tales

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