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Siberian Education - A Shocking Exposé of an Extraordinary Criminal Underworld

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Zusatztext With its exhaustive descriptions of ritual and tradition, Siberian Education at times resembles a work of cultural anthropology . . . Lilin has constructed Siberian Education as a Russian nesting doll, with stories unfolding inside of other stories, which yield yet more stories. Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Hunt is an Italian translator. He divides his time between Italy and Britain. His translations include Niccolò Ammaniti's I'm Not Scared , The Crossroads and Steal You Away , Nicolai Lilin's Siberian Education , Luca Rastello's I Am the Market and Giorgio Vasta's T ime on My Hands . Klappentext By the age of six, Nicolai Lilin had been given his first 'pike knife' by an uncle, and by the age of twelve, he had been convicted of attempted murder . . . Nicolai Lilin gained his 'education' as a member of the Siberian Urkas - a small and tight-knit community of 'honest criminals' in a forgotten corner of Eastern Europe . . . Siberian Education is his tale of an extreme childhood - exotic, violent and completely unique. A shocking expose of an extraordinary Siberian criminal underworld Zusammenfassung A shocking expose of an extraordinary Siberian criminal underworld

About the author

Jonathan Hunt is an Italian translator. He divides his time between Italy and Britain. His translations include Niccolò Ammaniti's I'm Not Scared, The Crossroads and Steal You Away, Nicolai Lilin's Siberian Education, Luca Rastello's I Am the Market and Giorgio Vasta's Time on My Hands.

Product details

Authors Nicolai Lilin
Assisted by Jonathan Hunt (Translation), Hunt Jonathan (Translation)
Publisher Canongate Books
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 19.05.2011
 
EAN 9781847679338
ISBN 978-1-84767-933-8
No. of pages 447
Dimensions 127 mm x 197 mm x 28 mm
Subjects Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

Russische SchriftstellerInnen: Werke (div.), BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Criminals & Outlaws, Memoirs, Siberia, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs

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