The Wizard of the Kremlin

THE TIMES BESTSELLER 'A riveting peek into how power actually works in Russia' David McCloskey, author of Moscow X 'A great novel, casting light on the creatures that crawl and slither behind the Kremlin's walls. Read it' John Sweeney, author of Killer in the Kremlin Soon to be a major motion picture They call him the Wizard of the Kremlin. Working at the heart of Russian power, spin doctor Vadim Baranov has used his background in reality TV to turn the entire country into an avant-garde political stage. Here truth and lies, news and propaganda have become indistinguishable. But Vadim is growing increasingly entangled in the dark secret workings of the regime he has helped build, and now he is desperate to get out... Sweeping from the fall of the Soviet Union to the invasion of Ukraine, this breathless story of politics and power has become an international sensation.

Product details

• Authors: Giuliano Da Empoli, Giuliano da Empoli
• Assisted by: Willard Wood (Translation), Wood Willard (Translation)
• Publisher: Pushkin Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 01.01.2025
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature
• EAN: 9781805330110
• ISBN: 978-1-80533-011-0
• Pages: 304
• Dimensions (packing): 13 x 19.5 x 1.5 cm
• Subjects: Jude Law, Alicia Vikander, FICTION / Thrillers / General, FICTION / Historical / General, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction, Russia, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Political, FICTION / Thrillers / Military, Fiction in translation, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Narrative theme: Social issues, Narrative theme: Politics, Political science & theory, Political leaders & leadership, Political / legal thriller, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Matteo Renzi, Political leaders and leadership, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Limonov, Paul Dano, political thriller, international bestseller, moscow x, Tom Sturridge, The Taste of Things, Russian spin doctor, Putin regime novel, Le Mage du Kremlin, Goncourt Prize finalist, Russian power dynamics, In the Shadows of the Kremlin, 1990s Russia, Carlos film, Russian propaganda fiction, Fictional account of Russian power, Curiosa Films and Gaumont, Vadim Baranov, Bestselling political novel, Zach Galifianakis, Vladimir Putin spin doctor, The Sorcerer of the Kremlin, Olivier Assayas, Vladislav Surkov, Cannes Film Market launch, Soviet Union to Ukraine war, Putin novel, Putin's Rasputin, Ukraine novel, books which tackle politics and power, Avant-garde political drama, Producer Olivier Delbosc, Thriller about Russian politics, winner of the Grand Prix Du Roman, International political fiction, navigating modern politics, aftermath of the USSR’s collapse, novel about Russia, Russian political intrigue, Wasp Network film, Political manipulation in fiction