A constellation of vital phenomena a novel /
"In a small rural village in Chechnya, eight-year-old Havaa watches from the woods as Russian soldiers abduct her father in the middle of the night and then set fire to her home. When their lifelong neighbor Akhmed finds Havaa hiding in the forest with a strange blue suitcase, he makes a decisi...
| Main Author: | Marra, Anthony, |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Hogarth,
[2013]
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| Physical Description: |
384 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
"In a small rural village in Chechnya, eight-year-old Havaa watches from the woods as Russian soldiers abduct her father in the middle of the night and then set fire to her home. When their lifelong neighbor Akhmed finds Havaa hiding in the forest with a strange blue suitcase, he makes a decision that will forever change their lives. He will seek refuge at the abandoned hospital where the sole remaining doctor, Sonja Rabina, treats the wounded. For Sonja, the arrival of Akhmed and Havaa is an unwelcome surprise. Weary and overburdened, she has no desire to take on additional risk and responsibility. But over the course of five extraordinary days, Sonja's world will shift on its axis and reveal the intricate pattern of connections that weaves together the pasts of these three unlikely companions and unexpectedly decides their fate. A story of the transcendent power of love in wartime, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena is a work of sweeping breadth, profound compassion, and lasting significance."--Publisher's description. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references. "In a small rural village in Chechnya, eight-year-old Havaa watches from the woods as Russian soldiers abduct her father in the middle of the night and then set fire to her home. When their lifelong neighbor Akhmed finds Havaa hiding in the forest with a strange blue suitcase, he makes a decision that will forever change their lives. He will seek refuge at the abandoned hospital where the sole remaining doctor, Sonja Rabina, treats the wounded. For Sonja, the arrival of Akhmed and Havaa is an unwelcome surprise. Weary and overburdened, she has no desire to take on additional risk and responsibility. But over the course of five extraordinary days, Sonja's world will shift on its axis and reveal the intricate pattern of connections that weaves together the pasts of these three unlikely companions and unexpectedly decides their fate. A story of the transcendent power of love in wartime, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena is a work of sweeping breadth, profound compassion, and lasting significance."--Publisher's description. In English. National Books Critics Circle Award John Leonard Prize, 2013. Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, 2014 Fiction. FLC Reed Leisure Collection. |
| Physical Description: |
384 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Awards: |
National Books Critics Circle Award John Leonard Prize, 2013. Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, 2014 Fiction. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9780770436407 0770436404 9781781090060 1781090068 9780770436421 0770436420 9781594136863 1594136866 |