Natasha Pulley


The Half Life of Valery K

Pulley, Natasha | THE HALF LIFE OF VALERY K


BoklivArtikelnr: 9781408885154

En historisk äventyrsberättelse som utforskar överlevnad och hemligheter i en sovjetisk stad under kalla kriget.

  • En fängslande skönlitterär roman.

  • En historisk äventyrsberättelse i Sovjetunionen.

  • Utgiven som pocket, 2023.

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Pris:
REA-pris158 kr

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Bindning: Pocket

Bokförlag: Bloomsbury
ISBN: 9781408885154

Omfång: 384 s.
Språk: Engelska
Utgivningsdatum: 2023-03-16

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In 1963, in a Siberian gulag, former nuclear specialist Valery Kolkhanov has mastered what it takes to survive: the right connections to the guards for access to food and cigarettes, the right pair of warm boots to avoid frostbite, and the right attitude toward the small pleasures of life. But on one ordinary day, all that changes: Valery's university mentor steps in and sweeps Valery from the frozen prison camp to a mysterious unnamed town hidden within a forest so damaged it looks like the trees have rusted from within. Here, Valery is Dr. Kolkhanov once more, and he's expected to serve out his prison term studying the effect of radiation on local animals. But as Valery begins his work, he is struck by the questions his research raises: what, exactly, is being hidden from the thousands who live in the town? And if he keeps looking for answers, will he live to serve out his sentence? Based on real events in a surreal Soviet city, and told with bestselling author Natasha Pulley's inimitable style, The Half Life of Valery K is a sweeping historical adventure.

In 1963, in a Siberian gulag, former nuclear specialist Valery Kolkhanov has mastered what it takes to survive: the right connections to the guards for access to food and cigarettes, the right pair of warm boots to avoid frostbite, and the right attitude toward the small pleasures of life. But on one ordinary day, all that changes: Valery's university mentor steps in and sweeps Valery from the frozen prison camp to a mysterious unnamed town hidden within a forest so damaged it looks like the trees have rusted from within. Here, Valery is Dr. Kolkhanov once more, and he's expected to serve out his prison term studying the effect of radiation on local animals. But as Valery begins his work, he is struck by the questions his research raises: what, exactly, is being hidden from the thousands who live in the town? And if he keeps looking for answers, will he live to serve out his sentence? Based on real events in a surreal Soviet city, and told with bestselling author Natasha Pulley's inimitable style, The Half Life of Valery K is a sweeping historical adventure.


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Boken handlar om Valery Kolkhanov, en tidigare kärnenergispecialist som under 1963 befinner sig i ett sibiriskt fångläger och får en ny chans som forskare i en mystisk stad där han studerar strålningens effekter på lokala djur.

Boken utforskar teman kring vetenskap, moral och hemligheter, särskilt vad som döljs för invånarna i den skadade skogen.

Boken är en ny pocketutgåva på engelska, utgiven av Bloomsbury den 16 mars 2023, med ett omfång av 384 sidor.

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