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The Shoemaker and his Daughter
Conor O´clery
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Description for The Shoemaker and his Daughter
Paperback.
WINNER OF THE 2020 MICHEL DÉON PRIZE
'O'Clery takes us into the hidden heart of Soviet Russia... An arresting and evocative story' Keggie Carew, author of Dadland
'A tour de force ... Love, politics, murder, wars, and the fracturing of ties, personal and ethnic. O'Clery is a gifted writer' Luke Harding, bestselling author of Collusion
The Soviet Union, 1962. Gifted shoemaker Stanislav Suvorov is imprisoned for five years. His crime? Selling his car for a profit. On his release, social shame drives him and his family into voluntary exile in Siberia, 5,000 kilometres from home. In a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784163112
SKU
9781784163112
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-6
About Conor O´clery
Conor O’Clery holds a unique perspective on the former Soviet Union, as resident Irish Times correspondent during the last four years of communism and as a frequent visitor since then, having married into a Russian-Armenian family in Krasnoyarsk. After Moscow he was a foreign correspondent in Washington, Beijing and New York. He has been twice awarded Journalist of the Year, ... Read more
Reviews for The Shoemaker and his Daughter
Conor O'Clery is a legend among foreign correspondents. Over four decades - in Russia, the Middle East, Africa and Asia - he has established himself as a voice of wit, close observation, and sane good sense. His new book will be welcomed by everyone who cares about good writing, and about the human stories that enable us to understand the ... Read more