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The novel began on Facebook as a series of bulletins from an alternative reality and is written entirely in blocks of 100 words. Andrei Kurkov, author of 'Death and the Penquin' (Penquin Publications), described it as a 'hologrammatic' novel, 'a series of beautifully crafted puzzles'. The book is set in Ukraine after a war with Russia. A man has lost his memory because the Russian military have used his brain to control military satellites. He regains conciousness in a mysterious hospital-like building and begins a pilgrimage to find his past. He journeys to Kaharlyk, a town where time has stood still following the testing of an experimental weapon. The book is an Odyssey as magical as Alice's tumble through the looking glass or Guilliver's first footprints on the sands of Lilliput. Kaharlyk has featured in Index on Censorship, The Guardian and many other publications.

Book details

Book category Books in English Fiction & related items Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

• Full title: Kaharlyk
• Author: Oleh Shynkarenko
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 182
• EAN: 9780993197253
• ISBN: 0993197256
• ID: 15861611
• Publisher: Kalyna Language Press Limited
• Weight: 198 g
• Dimensions: 131 × 199 × 15 mm
• Date of publishing: 30. September 2016

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