Written in an incantatory style, the novel traverses the entire history of Russia, from its violent conversion to Christianity on to the 21st century where people are segregated according to blood type. "It’s true hero is its language, which, even in translation … achieves in places a poetic intensity and a musicality that are mesmerizing."—New York Times Book Review
Written in an incantatory style, the novel traverses the entire history of Russia, from its violent conversion to Christianity on to the 21st century where people are segregated according to blood type. "It’s true hero is its language, which, even in translation … achieves in places a poetic intensity and a musicality that are mesmerizing."—New York Times Book Review
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