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Samson and the Galician Bath
A troop of Red Army soldiers disappears without a trace, in the heart of Kyiv, while visiting a banya, a traditional Ukrainian bathhouse. When Samson discovers fragments of bone in the banya’s furnace, he uncovers a sinister conspiracy. In this third volume of the series about kindhearted Samson and quickwitted Nadezhda, the Ukrainian master of absurd storytelling vividly depicts a Kyiv filled with political turbulence and eccentric characters — and draws playful parallels with the present day.
480 pages
2025
978-3-257-07326-3
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»Ironic and multilayered, Kurkov’s narration of the past is read with reflection on the present, while Ukraine, once again, struggles for its survival.«
»The Lost Soldiers is not a conventional crime novel. [...] However, it is a very engaging work of fiction, told with wit and imagination by a man often described as Ukraine's greatest living writer.«
»Kurkov vividly depicts a city filled with political turbulence - and draws ominous parallels with present day.«