The dead lake
Ismailov, Hamid, 1954-2014
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Yerzhan grows up in a remote part of Kazakhstan where the Soviets test atomic weapons. As a young boy he falls in love with the neighbour's daughter and one evening, to impress her, he dives into a forbidden lake. The radio-active water changes Yerzhan. He will never grow into a man. While the girl he loves becomes a beautiful woman.
Main title:
The dead lake / Hamid Ismailov ; translated from the Russian by Andrew Bromfield.
Imprint:
London : Peirene, 2014.
Collation:
144 pages
ISBN:
9781908670144 (pbk)
Dewey class:
FICTION
Language:
EnglishRussian
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BRN:
1914329
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