The kingdom of Agamemnon
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Vladimir Sharov is a writer and historian, author of cult novels “Rehearsals”, “before and during”, “Old girl”, “Be like children”, “Return to Egypt”. Laureate of the prizes Russian Bucher and Big Book.
In the new novel “The Kingdom of Agamemnon” there are all “branded” features of Vladimir Sharov’s prose: unbridled fantasy and time jumping, unexpected historical parallels and deep religious and philosophical thoughts, large-scale mass scenes and the finest psychologism ...
The action of the novel “The Kingdom of Agamemnon” does not take place in antiquity - the narrative covers the 20th century and reaches the present day - but in many ways it is the cast of the classical tragedy, and the main characters feel like the heroes of the ancient Greek myth.
The storyteller Gleb is preparing for the publication of the works of Nikolai Gestovsky-the philosopher and the monk, he spent many years in the camps and described his life in the manuscript that perished in Lubyanka. Gleb gains access to the NKVD-KGB archives and at the same time the possibility of many hours of conversations with his daughter. The fate of Gestovsky and the story of his family becomes the basis of the narrative
In the new novel “The Kingdom of Agamemnon” there are all “branded” features of Vladimir Sharov’s prose: unbridled fantasy and time jumping, unexpected historical parallels and deep religious and philosophical thoughts, large-scale mass scenes and the finest psychologism ...
The action of the novel “The Kingdom of Agamemnon” does not take place in antiquity - the narrative covers the 20th century and reaches the present day - but in many ways it is the cast of the classical tragedy, and the main characters feel like the heroes of the ancient Greek myth.
The storyteller Gleb is preparing for the publication of the works of Nikolai Gestovsky-the philosopher and the monk, he spent many years in the camps and described his life in the manuscript that perished in Lubyanka. Gleb gains access to the NKVD-KGB archives and at the same time the possibility of many hours of conversations with his daughter. The fate of Gestovsky and the story of his family becomes the basis of the narrative
Author:
Author:Sharov Vladimir Alexandrovich
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Fiction
- Category:Modern Literature
- Category:Poetry & Literature
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:newspaper
Series:
Series: Big Prose
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:18+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-17-109454-6
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