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Sunbathing in Siberia: A Marriage of East and West in post-Soviet Russia
Michael A Oliver-Semenov
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Description for Sunbathing in Siberia: A Marriage of East and West in post-Soviet Russia
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DSC; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 220.
Without aiming to be a survival guide, romance or autobiography, Sunbathing in Siberia manages to be all of them and none. Told completely from the Trans-Siberian and a series of Russian jets, this is the story of a young British poet, who, after becoming engaged to his translator over 3500 miles east, embarks on a journey into the very heart of Siberia to marry his fiancee. However, in place of the desolate wasteland he expected to find, Michael discovers the side of Siberia little known outside of Russia. After 30 years of British rain, Michael has finally to ... Read more
Without aiming to be a survival guide, romance or autobiography, Sunbathing in Siberia manages to be all of them and none. Told completely from the Trans-Siberian and a series of Russian jets, this is the story of a young British poet, who, after becoming engaged to his translator over 3500 miles east, embarks on a journey into the very heart of Siberia to marry his fiancee. However, in place of the desolate wasteland he expected to find, Michael discovers the side of Siberia little known outside of Russia. After 30 years of British rain, Michael has finally to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
219g
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Cardigan, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908946744
SKU
V9781908946744
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About Michael A Oliver-Semenov
After his debut publication in 2009, Cardiff born Michael Oliver-Semenov served as the first poet in residence for Blown, the magazine of cultural intelligence, and has since published in a plethora of magazines and journals worldwide, including the The Morning Star, Orbis,Mandala Review and Ink Sweat and Tears. In 2011 Michael emigrated to Siberia to live with his wife Anastasia. ... Read more
Reviews for Sunbathing in Siberia: A Marriage of East and West in post-Soviet Russia
'Mao's seemingly ceaseless ability for honest and frank prose is one of this book's real strengths - Sunbathing in Siberia situates itself between two cultures at a time in which it is most necessary to do so, interrogating and exploring national identities. Insightful and hilarious, the memoir prompts the reader to re-evaluate their approach to the East' - ... Read more