Grey bees / Andrey Kurkov ; translated from the Russian by Boris Dralyuk.
"Little Starhorodivka, a village of three streets, lies in Ukraine's Grey Zone, the no-man's-land between loyalist and separatist forces where only two residents remain: retired safety inspector turned beekeeper Sergey Sergeyich and Pashka, a rival from his schooldays. With little food and no electricity, under constant threat of bombardment, Sergeyich's one remaining pleasure is his bees. As spring approaches, he knows he must take them far from the Grey Zone so they can collect their pollen in peace. This simple mission on their behalf introduces him to combatants and civilians on both sides of the battle lines: loyalists, separatists, Russian occupiers and Crimean Tatars. Wherever he goes, Sergeyich's childlike simplicity and strong moral compass disarm everyone he meets. But could these qualities be manipulated to serve an unworthy cause, spelling disaster for him, his bees and his country? From international best-selling author Andrey Kurkov and award-winning translator Boris Dralyuk, Grey Bees is a heartening tale of humanity in the midst of war and chaos"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781646051663 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 320 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First Deep Vellum edition.
- Publisher: Dallas, Texas : Deep Vellum Publishing, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published in Russian as Serye pchely: Moscow : Folio, 2018. This English translation originally published in English: London : MacLehose Press, 2020. |
Language Note: | In English, translated from the Russian. |
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Subject: | Bee culture > Fiction. Beekeepers > Fiction. Ukraine Conflict, 2014- > Fiction. Crimea (Ukraine) > History > 2014- > Fiction. Ukraine > Fiction. |
Genre: | War fiction. Novels. |
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