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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. The Lake is a raw account of life in a devastated land and the harsh, primitive circumstances under which people fight to survive.
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The lake, Bianca Bellová
- Language
- Released
- 2021
- Binding
- (Paperback),
- Book condition
- Very Good
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- €5.29
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- Title
- The lake
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Bianca Bellová
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Released
- 2021
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 186
- ISBN10
- 1913640523
- ISBN13
- 9781913640521
- Series
- Categories
- Tags
- Czech Literature, Contemporary Fiction, Coming Of Age, People with Disabilities, Lakes, Magnesia Litera, Hunters, Russians
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
- Description
- 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. The Lake is a raw account of life in a devastated land and the harsh, primitive circumstances under which people fight to survive.