The Year of the Comet - by Sergei Lebedev (Paperback)

The Year of the Comet is a stunning novel about growing up in Russia on the brink of collapse, from the preeminent storyteller of his generation.

With vivid descriptions and shattering insight, Lebedev depicts a vast empire coming apart at the seams, transforming a very public moment into something tender and personal.

This gorgeously written, unsettling novel - a rare work about the fall of the Soviet Union as told through the eyes of a child - leaves us with a fresh understanding of that towering moment in recent history.

The best of Russia's younger generation of writers, Year of the Comet is a touching portrait of bonds that span generations, exploring the thrills and failures of the late Soviet Union through the eyes of a young boy.

With an authenticity that marks him as the real thing, Sergei Lebedev's prose is spare and exact, leaving readers with a new insight into a towering moment in modern history.

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