Siberian Education: Growing Up in a Criminal Underworld

In a contested, lawless
region between Moldova and Ukraine known as Transnistria, a tightly knit group
of "honest criminals" live according to strict codes of ritualized respect and
fierce loyalty. In a voice utterly compelling and unforgettable, Nicolai Lilin,
born and raised within this exotic subculture, tells the story of his moral
education outside the bounds of "society" as we know it, where men uphold
values with passion-and often by brute force.

About the author

Nicolai Lilin grew up in Transnistria, which declared its independence from Russia in 1990 but has never been recognized as a state. His previous book, Siberian Education, was also a bestseller in Europe and has been made into a movie with John Malkovich. Lilin lives in Milan, where he has founded an art gallery called Kolima Contemporary Culture.

Summary

"Marvelous and Illuminating. . . . Forces us to reassess our notions of good and evil." Irvine Welsh"

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Hunt, Nicolai Lilin
• Assisted by: Jonathan Hunt (Translation)
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9780393342383
• ISBN: 978-0-393-34238-3
• No. of pages: 447
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 209 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 369 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Russische SchriftstellerInnen: Werke (div.)