Search results for ""author carol adlam""
Vintage Publishing The Russian Detective
A stunning detective story from the winner of the World Illustration Award''Beautifully-drawn... Subversive, immersive'' KATE CHARLESWORTH, author of Sally HeathcoteIn this stunning reimagining of a nineteenth-century Russian crime thriller from the world of Dostoevsky, Carol Adlam presents Charlie Fox, stunt journalist, magician, liar and thief, who reluctantly returns to her hometown of Nowheregrad to investigate the murder of Elena Ruslanova, daughter of a fabulously wealthy glass manufacturer.In Nowheregrad Charlie finds herself caught up in a multi-layered story that is told through the richly varied visual devices of the time. With the unwitting assistance of her lover, Netochka, Charlie unravels the mystery of the Bobrov family, only to face the truth about herself.Exquisitely drawn and compellingly told, Adlam''s complex, elegant narrative brings to life the lost legacies of early crime fiction and the first women journali
£18.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd A Tradition of Infringement: Women in Russian Literature After Glasnost
This book examines the relationship of the Russian literary phenomenon to issues of gender and creative authority, providing detailed discussion of several of the most significant women writers of the late Soviet period, among them Valeriia Narbikova, Liudmila Petrushevskaia and Nina Sadur.
£82.99
Beam Editions Girton Time
£40.50
