Description
Set in early-1990s Ukraine amid political upheaval and cultural whiplash, this novel follows three young men as Western music—led by Depeche Mode—spreads through Kharkiv like a new kind of signal. When the friends’ search for an old companion collides with rumors, prejudice, and the uneasy aftershocks of war and post-communist life, a personal crisis unfolds against a wider portrait of a society remaking itself in real time. With a narrator at the edge of adulthood, the story blends dark humor and grotesque momentum to explore survival, identity, and the ways trauma can distort loyalty and belief. Written in Serhiy Zhadan’s sharp, kinetic style, the book turns everyday encounters into a tense, emotionally charged journey through memory, ideology, and the longing to be understood.
Available Editions
paperback
Glagoslav Publications
Published Jan 1, 2018
139 pages
ISBN: 9781909156869
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Details
First Published
2013
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Depeche Mode by Serhiy Zhadan.