Summary:
"The Investigator" is set in Soviet Ukraine in the early 1950s. With Stalin at the helm, the post-war Soviet Union is struggling to rebuild and to heal the nation of its multiple wounds. Plots and conspiracies abound and challenges to socialist values, real and imagined, proliferate.
A former intelligence officer who seeks to embody the ideals of the young Soviet Union, he introduces the reader to a polyphony of alternative voices that, together with his own, weave the unique fabric of this striking novel.
About the Author:
Margarita Khemlin is a Russian Jewish author, born in Chernigov, Ukraine, whose novels have been shortlisted for Russia's foremost literary prizes - the Russian Booker Prize and the Big Book Prize. Initially, Khemlin washed dishes in a café to allow her to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. Now, many manuscripts later, she is a prolific and celebrated novelist in today's Russia. Since 2012, Khemlin has also been one of the jurors of the O'Henry Award in the USA.
Reviews:
"Ultimately, this novel is far more than a whodunit: it's a crowded, many-layered exploration of families, Jewish heritage, and the horrifying aftereffects of war." Phoebe Taplin, Russia Beyond the Headlines
Review copies are available upon request.
Title: "The Investigator"
Author: Margarita Khemlin
Publisher: Glagoslav Publications
Language: English
ISBN: 9781784379650
Extent: 338 pages
Format: paperback, hardback, e-book
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