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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Sasha Salzmann , Imogen TaylorPublisher: Pushkin Press Imprint: Pushkin Press ISBN: 9781782279488ISBN 10: 1782279482 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 01 February 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: English Table of ContentsReviews''A story of several generations of women that poignantly demonstrates the imprint of history on people's lives, often with tragic consequences. Salzmann conveys the emotional turmoil and agonizing choices their characters make with exquisite nuance and sensitivity. Their distinctive voice, elegant prose and engaging narrative result in a marvelous work'' - Victoria Belim, author of The Rooster House 'Glorious People is hypnotic, sweeping, and more relevant than ever. The mothers and daughters of Glorious People will stick with you long after you turn the last page of this mesmerizing, sharp, and devastating novel. They are searching for meaning and belonging as immigrants, mothers, wives, professionals, and citizens of a complex and ever-changing world. This novel offers a fresh take on the Soviet diaspora that offers both a meaningful critique and a semblance of much-needed hope for the future.' - Maria Kuznetsova, author of Something Unbelievable 'In an unflinching examination of mother-daughter ties, Salzmann recreates the lost and newly found world, populating it with powerfully drawn, unforgettable characters. Masterful and haunting' - Elena Gorokhova, author of A Train to Moscow '[Salzmann] writes in a broad, timelessly epic style. There is a quiet sovereignty here that gives one great hope that we are reading one of the next great German storytellers' - Suddeutsche Zeitung 'A brilliant book... [that] vibrates with the pleasure of narrating' - Neue Zurcher Zeitung Author InformationSasha Salzmann was born in Volgograd in 1985 and grew up in Moscow. In 1995, they emigrated to Germany with their family. Salzmann studied literature, theatre and media at the University of Hildesheim and creative writing for the stage at the Berlin University of the Arts and is now an award-winning playwright, essayist, curator. Salzmann is the co-founder of the culture magazine freitext, was the artistic director of STUDIO? (Best Experimental Stage of the Year 2014). Salzmann's work has been translated, performed and awarded in over 20 countries. Glorious People was longlisted for the German Book Prize 2021. In 2022, Salzmann received the prestigious Hermann-Hesse-Literaturpreis. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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