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A constellation of vital phenomena : a novel / Anthony Marra.
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Van Pelt Library PS3613.A768726 C66 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Marra, Anthony, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chechni︠a︡ (Russia)--History--Civil War, 1994---Fiction.
- Women physicians--Fiction.
- Women physicians.
- Refugees--Fiction.
- Refugees.
- Russia (Federation)--Chechni͡a.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- War stories.
- War fiction.
- History.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 384 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Hogarth, [2013]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- "In a small rural village in Chechnya, eight-year-old Havaa watches from the woods as Russian soldiers abduct her father in the middle of the night and then set fire to her home. When their lifelong neighbor Akhmed finds Havaa hiding in the forest with a strange blue suitcase, he makes a decision that will forever change their lives. He will seek refuge at the abandoned hospital where the sole remaining doctor, Sonja Rabina, treats the wounded. For Sonja, the arrival of Akhmed and Havaa is an unwelcome surprise. Weary and overburdened, she has no desire to take on additional risk and responsibility. But over the course of five extraordinary days, Sonja's world will shift on its axis and reveal the intricate pattern of connections that weaves together the pasts of these three unlikely companions and unexpectedly decides their fate. A story of the transcendent power of love in wartime, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena is a work of sweeping breadth, profound compassion, and lasting significance."--Publisher's description.
- In a rural village in December 2004 Chechnya, a failed doctor Akhmed harbors the traumatized 8-year-old daughter of a father abducted by Russian forces and treats a series of wounded rebels and refugees while exploring the shared past that binds him to the child.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- National Books Critics Circle Award John Leonard Prize, 2013
- Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards - Fiction, Winner, 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780770436407
- 0770436404
- 9781781090060
- 1781090068
- 9780770436421
- 0770436420
- 9781594136863
- 1594136866
- OCLC:
- 793421810
- Publisher Number:
- 40022472130
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