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Grey bees / Andrey Kurkov ; translated from the Russian by Boris Dralyuk.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Original language: Russian Publisher: Dallas, TX : Deep Vellum Publishing, 2022Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First Deep Vellum editionDescription: 320 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781646051663 (pbk.)
  • 1646051661 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Gray bees
Related works:
  • Translation of work: Kurkov, Andreĭ. Serye pchely. English
Subject(s): Summary: "Little Starhorodivka, a village of three streets, lies in Ukraine's Grey Zone, the no-man's-land between loyalist and separatist forces. Thanks to the lukewarm war of sporadic violence and constant propaganda that has been dragging on for years, only two residents remain: retired safety inspector turned beekeeper Sergey Sergeyich and Pashka, a rival from his schooldays. With little food and no electricity, under constant threat of bombardment, Sergeyich's one remaining pleasure is his bees. As spring approaches, he knows he must take them far from the Grey Zone so they can collect their pollen in peace. This simple mission on their behalf introduces him to combatants and civilians on both sides of the battle lines: loyalists, separatists, Russian occupiers and Crimean Tatars. Wherever he goes, Sergeyich's childlike simplicity and strong moral compass disarm everyone he meets. But could these qualities be manipulated to serve an unworthy cause, spelling disaster for him, his bees and his country?" --publisher's website.
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Book NMC Library Stacks PG3482.8 .U6756 S4713 2022 Available 33039001522563

English translation from the Russian.