The people's act of love
The people's act of love2005
About this book
Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2005. 1919, Siberia. Deep in the unforgiving landscape a town lies under military rule, awaiting the remorseless assault of the Bolsheviks along the Trans-Siberian railway. Then Samarin arrives. Appearing from the woods with a tale of escape from an Arctic prison, he says he is being chased by a cannibal. Anna, a beautiful young widow, feels something for the new arrival. Then the local shaman is found dead and suspicion an terror engulf the little town . . .
Details
- First published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Pages
- 391
- ISBN-13
- 9781841956626
- OL Work ID
- OL3171355W
Subjects
LiteratureShamansChristianityFictionHistoryNovelFiction - GeneralLiteraryFiction / LiteraryGeneralRussia (federation), fictionFiction, historicalFiction, historical, generalSoviet union, fiction