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$9.34The Story
SOVIET LAND HC
(W) PIERRE-HENRY GOMONT (A) PIERRE-HENRY GOMONT (C) PIERRE-HENRY GOMONT
ABRAMS
StockID: 172468 SKU: 0226AB0526
A must-read thriller at turns madcap and melancholy- about a down-on-their-luck duo of swindlers looting their way through the decaying remains of the USSR1990s. Russia. The USSR has ceased to exist. Its dimly remembered promises of utopia have dried up- and amongst the rubble- scavengers and looters abound.Amongst the vast Russian tundra and decaying Soviet buildings- two such scavengers engage in a rather dubious pastime—getting their hands on all sorts of trinkets that might interest wealthy investors.Slava- once a promising young painter- has abandoned his career and ideals to scrounge around with a pal from his school days- the consummate conman Lavrin. The future is up for grabs- and in this anything-goes- dog-eat-dog new world order- Lavrin assures Slava anything and everything can be bought and sold.In this tragicomic thriller- author Pierre-Henry Gomont tells a gripping tale of average people caught up in the turmoil of history in the making. His deeply human characters fumble through a disorienting world—one where the promise of tomorrow has evaporated. They aspire to nothing more than to continue: to continue living- loving- and maybe someday even painting again.
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SOVIET LAND HC
(W) PIERRE-HENRY GOMONT (A) PIERRE-HENRY GOMONT (C) PIERRE-HENRY GOMONT
ABRAMS
StockID: 172468 SKU: 0226AB0526
A must-read thriller at turns madcap and melancholy- about a down-on-their-luck duo of swindlers looting their way through the decaying remains of the USSR1990s. Russia. The USSR has ceased to exist. Its dimly remembered promises of utopia have dried up- and amongst the rubble- scavengers and looters abound.Amongst the vast Russian tundra and decaying Soviet buildings- two such scavengers engage in a rather dubious pastime—getting their hands on all sorts of trinkets that might interest wealthy investors.Slava- once a promising young painter- has abandoned his career and ideals to scrounge around with a pal from his school days- the consummate conman Lavrin. The future is up for grabs- and in this anything-goes- dog-eat-dog new world order- Lavrin assures Slava anything and everything can be bought and sold.In this tragicomic thriller- author Pierre-Henry Gomont tells a gripping tale of average people caught up in the turmoil of history in the making. His deeply human characters fumble through a disorienting world—one where the promise of tomorrow has evaporated. They aspire to nothing more than to continue: to continue living- loving- and maybe someday even painting again.
