A dystopian page-turner about the coming of age of a younghero,which won the 2017 EU Prize for Literature.A fishing village at the end of the world. A lake that is dryingup and,ominously,pushing out its banks. The men have vodka,the women troubles,the children eczema to scratch at. Born intothis unforgiving environment,Nami,a young boy,embarks on ajourney with nothing but a bundle of nerves,a coat that was oncehis grandfather's and the vague idea of searching for his mother,who disappeared from his life at a young age. To uncover thegreatest mystery of his life,he must sail across and walk aroundthe lake and finally dive to its bottom.
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Publisher: Parthian BooksISBN: 9781913640521Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
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'(T)he fresh water of Czech literature'- Hospodarske Noviny;'(O)ne of the most remarkable books of the last years.'- Mlada Fronta dnes;'A criticism of the Soviet Union,of extinction,of the modern world. Written in such colourful way that one at times seems the stand in front of Andrej Tarkovsky's camera.'- Krajske Listy
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