Living Souls
Dmitry Bykov. Alma Books
A highly ironic description of civil war in Russia in the 21st century. The Varangians are pitched against the Khazars; the former represent the Russians, the latter the Jews; both warring sides are in essence alien to Russian soil and show scant concern for the fate of its people. The characters clearly evoke literary caricatures – pointed and biting – of contemporary Russian publicists and political analysts.
Dmitry Bykov (born 1967) is not only a novelist but also a poet, television and radio host, columnist, critic and the author of an impressive biography of Boris Pasternak, which earned him the literary jackpot in 2006. Bykov received two of Russia’s most prestigious book awards: the National Bestseller and the Big Book.
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