by James Meek · Droemer · tapa dura · ISBN 9783426197103
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«Die einsamen Schrecken der Liebe» is the historical novel by James Meek, published by Droemer in hardcover (432 pages, in German).
Set in Siberia after the Russian Revolution, the story follows Anna Petrowna, who travels in search of her missing husband and settles in the village of Jasyk. There, a mystical Christian sect and a Czechoslovak legion coexist; the arrival of a stranger with a disturbing story tests the community's fragile coexistence.
German translation by Malte Krutzsch and Karen Nölle-Fischer; the original title is «The People's Act of Love». Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2005 and winner of the RSL Ondaatje Prize 2006.
For readers of historical fiction and literary fiction, with a special interest in revolutionary Russia.
James Meek is a British journalist and novelist, author of The People's Act of Love. He was born in London, England, and grew up in Dundee, Scotland.
