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RACHEL, a novel by Andrei Gelasimov
Rights sold: France - ACTES SUD, Russia - EKSMO, Spain - CLUB EDITOR (Catalan language), World English - AMAZON CROSSING,
With icons like Chubby Checker and Yuri Gagarin, the Moscow that Svyatoslav Semyonovich inhabits at the onset of the Cold War brims with the flashy visual textures of capitalism. A Jewish teenager on the hunt for black-market tight pants and rock records, Svyatoslav somehow fails to develop his undying love for Lyuba into a happy ending. He finds work in a mental institution, runs off to Kiev with one of the patients, marries a few times, has a son, becomes a professor, and halfheartedly runs interference for the KGB. Always taking great pleasure in the experiences of others, including his patients and lovers, Svyatoslav flounders through his own life but never loses sight of Lyuba, his biblical Rachel, his great love. A professor and close reader of both...
Read moreChildhood Forty Nine, collected stories by Ludmila Ulitskaya (2003)
Rights sold: France - GALLIMARD, Germany - HANSER, Japan - SHINCHOSHA, Portugal - CAMPO DAS LETRAS, Russia - EKSMO, AST, Taiwan - LOCUS
This collection, designed for children and young adults, features the following short stories:
Капустное чудо – Cabbage Miracle
Восковая уточка – Wax duckling
Дед-шептун – Granddad Whisperer
Гвозди - Nails
Счастливый случай – Lucky Hit
Бумажная победа – Paper Victory
Illustrations by Vladimir Lyubarov are available for licensing.
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