Oblivion

A young man travels to the Far North to uncover the truth about a shadowy neighbor who saved his life, and what he finds is a world relegated to oblivion, where it is easier to ignore the victims and the executioners than to come to terms with a terrible past. This novel is an epic literary attempt to rescue history from the brink of oblivion.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 14 April 2022
Publisher: Head of Zeus

One of the first Russian novels of the twenty-first century to delve into the legacy of the Soviet prison camp system, written by one of Russia's most promising young writers. A young man embarks on a journey to the vast and desolate landscapes of the Far North to uncover the truth about a mysterious neighbor who saved his life, known only as Grandfather II. What he discovers in the forgotten mines and decaying barracks of former gulags is a world relegated to obscurity, where it is easier to forget both the victims and the perpetrators than to confront the harrowing past. This unsettling tale evokes the grandeur and devastation of a land where man and machine collaborated with nature to destroy millions of lives during the Soviet era. Emerging from today's Russia, where efforts are being made to erase the ills of the past from public consciousness, this masterful novel represents an epic literary endeavor to preserve history from slipping into oblivion.

Weight: 204g
Dimension: 129 x 197 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800249219