- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Harvill Secker (Dec 6 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 184655263X
- ISBN-13: 978-1846552632
- Product Dimensions: 13.5 x 1.9 x 21.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 240 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #583,100 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"This unique mixture of lyricism, legend, memoir and fiction captures the sorrows of his nation... Tragedy is everywhere here, but the most powerful element is the sheer beauty of the land and the singularity of its people. Excellent."
—The Times
"Powerful stuff... flashes of brilliance."
—Independent
—The Times
"Powerful stuff... flashes of brilliance."
—Independent
Product Description
The first compelling voice in literary fiction to emerge from the Chechen War.
I Am a Chechen! offers a lyrical fusion of exotic legends, stories and memories of Chechnya: a land of wondrous beauty, site of genocides past and present, and the author's ancestral home.
Haunted by memories of the land he deserted, Sadülaev tells the stories of those who stayed behind. He brings back to life his friends -- revisiting their first loves, their passion for rock music, their quests for martyrdom. And he immerses us in the intoxicating beauty of his homeland's mountains, blossoms and the flocks of migratory swallows that fill its skies.
I Am a Chechen! is an intensely personal journey through the carnage of the war, exploring the pain, the challenge, and above all the meaning of being a Chechen.
I Am a Chechen! offers a lyrical fusion of exotic legends, stories and memories of Chechnya: a land of wondrous beauty, site of genocides past and present, and the author's ancestral home.
Haunted by memories of the land he deserted, Sadülaev tells the stories of those who stayed behind. He brings back to life his friends -- revisiting their first loves, their passion for rock music, their quests for martyrdom. And he immerses us in the intoxicating beauty of his homeland's mountains, blossoms and the flocks of migratory swallows that fill its skies.
I Am a Chechen! is an intensely personal journey through the carnage of the war, exploring the pain, the challenge, and above all the meaning of being a Chechen.
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