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092 _aFIC Kurkov
100 1 _aKurkov, Andreĭ,
245 1 0 _aGrey bees /
_cAndrey Kurkov ; translated from the Russian by Boris Dralyuk.
246 3 _aGray bees.
250 _aFirst Deep Vellum edition.
260 _aDallas, TX :
_bDeep Vellum Publishing,
_c2022.
260 _c©2020.
300 _a320 pages ;
_c22 cm.
520 _a"Little Starhorodivka, a village of three streets, lies in Ukraine's Grey Zone, the no-man's-land between loyalist and separatist forces. Thanks to the lukewarm war of sporadic violence and constant propaganda that has been dragging on for years, only two residents remain: retired safety inspector turned beekeeper Sergey Sergeyich and Pashka, a rival from his schooldays. With little food and no electricity, under constant threat of bombardment, Sergeyich's one remaining pleasure is his bees. As spring approaches, he knows he must take them far from the Grey Zone so they can collect their pollen in peace. This simple mission on their behalf introduces him to combatants and civilians on both sides of the battle lines: loyalists, separatists, Russian occupiers and Crimean Tatars. Wherever he goes, Sergeyich's childlike simplicity and strong moral compass disarm everyone he meets. But could these qualities be manipulated to serve an unworthy cause, spelling disaster for him, his bees and his country?" --publisher's website.
534 _pFirst publishin in the Russian language:
_cMoscow : Folio, ©2018
_nas
_tSerye pchely.
546 _aEnglish translation from the Russian.
650 0 _aBeekeepers
_vFiction.
650 0 _aNeighbors
_vFiction.
650 0 _aBees
_vFiction.
650 0 _aVillages
_zUkraine
_vFiction.
650 0 _aUkraine Conflict, 2014-
_vFiction.
650 0 _aWar stories.
700 1 _aDralyuk, Boris,
700 1 _iTranslation of work:
_aKurkov, Andreĭ.
_tSerye pchely.
_lEnglish.
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