The Anonymous Novel: Sensing the Future Torments

By Alessandro Barbero

The murder of an Islamic cleric, loyal to the Soviet Union, has unexpected repercussions in this novel set in Gorbachev's Russia. The cast of characters includes a middle-aged judge driven by curiosity and the intellectual challenge of his work; a nervous and neurotic young historian willing to run all manner of risks to uncover the state crimes of the forties; a nerdy, well-educated and good-natured young journalist motivated principally by the desire to enjoy life and not dwell on the miseries of the past; and a KGB general once responsible for some of the purges. But the greatest protagonist of them all: the Russian public, as they emerge from one dismal reality and hurtle unknowingly towards another. "Re-creates the zeitgeist of Gorbachev's Russia through an array of carefully crafted and dynamic characters."--World Literature Today

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 190825162X
• ISBN13: 9781908251626
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Vagabond Voices
• Length: 562 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.5" x 8.2"