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Book Synopsis"Originally published in Estonian as Raadio by Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, Tallinn, 2002 Copyright (c) 2002 Tonu Onnepalu."
Trade Reviewnnepalu... goes further than Milan Kundera... [his work] not only laughs at the dogma of the Soviet era, but also shows, by means of penetrating images, the commercialized mediocrity of the Western democracy. It unmasks the hypocrisy and superficiality of the mechanisms of power, including 'official' culture. -- World Literature Today Radio could be read - and this complex intricately structured novel demands rereading - as the story of how a man's attraction to a sympathetic younger man is impeded by his devotion to a sterile past... -- Paul Binding Times Literary Supplement Onnepalu draws the reader into a unique world that is at once demanding, rewarding, claustrophobic, frustrating, and ultimately heartbreaking. Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide [Radio] demonstrates a complex understanding of the human psyche. World Literature Today
