Description
A former soldier returns from the Chechen War bearing devastating facial injuries and retreats into an isolated existence sustained by little more than vodka and silence. His uneasy connection with a neighboring woman—and the unexpected influence he gains over her troubled son—draws him reluctantly back toward human contact. Set against the emotional and physical wreckage of war, this stark, compassionate novel explores trauma, alienation, dignity, and the difficult possibility of redemption. Its spare, unsentimental style gives intimate force to a story about what it means to remain human after unimaginable violence.
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paperback
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Published Jan 1, 2011
116 pages
ISBN: 9781611090697
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Details
First Published
2002
Language
eng
Translation
Original: Жажда (Zhazhda)
From: rus
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Thirst by Andreĭ Gelasimov.