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A dystopian page-turner about the coming of age of a young hero, which won the 2017 EU Prize for Literature. A fishing village at the end of the world. A lake that is drying up and, ominously, pushing out its banks. The men have vodka, the women troubles, the children eczema to scratch at. Born into this unforgiving environment, Nami, a young boy, embarks on a journey with nothing but a bundle of nerves, a coat that was once his grandfather's and the vague idea of searching for his mother, who disappeared from his life at a young age. To uncover the greatest mystery of his life, he must sail across and walk around the lake and finally dive to its bottom.

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'[T]he fresh water of Czech literature' - Hospodarske Noviny; '[O]ne of the most remarkable books of the last years.'- Mlada Fronta dnes; 'A criticism of the Soviet Union, of extinction, of the modern world. Written in such colourful way that one at times seems the stand in front of Andrej Tarkovsky's camera.' - Krajske Listy

The Lake

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    A Paperback / softback by BIANCA BELLOVA, Alex Zucker

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      Publisher Parthian Books
      Published 31 March 2022
      ISBN-13 9781913640521
      978-1913640521
      ISBN-10 1913640523

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A dystopian page-turner about the coming of age of a young hero, which won the 2017 EU Prize for Literature. A fishing village at the end of the world. A lake that is drying up and, ominously, pushing out its banks. The men have vodka, the women troubles, the children eczema to scratch at. Born into this unforgiving environment, Nami, a young boy, embarks on a journey with nothing but a bundle of nerves, a coat that was once his grandfather's and the vague idea of searching for his mother, who disappeared from his life at a young age. To uncover the greatest mystery of his life, he must sail across and walk around the lake and finally dive to its bottom.

      Trade Review
      '[T]he fresh water of Czech literature' - Hospodarske Noviny; '[O]ne of the most remarkable books of the last years.'- Mlada Fronta dnes; 'A criticism of the Soviet Union, of extinction, of the modern world. Written in such colourful way that one at times seems the stand in front of Andrej Tarkovsky's camera.' - Krajske Listy

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