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Soviet land / Pierre-Henry Gomont ; translator: Edward Gauvin ; letterer, Cromatik, Ltd.
Van Pelt Library PN6747.G596 S5313 2026
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gomont, Pierre-Henry, author, artist.
- Standardized Title:
- Slava. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Artists--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Artists.
- Swindlers and swindling--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Swindlers and swindling.
- Treasure hunting--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Treasure hunting.
- Soviet Union--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Soviet Union.
- Russia (Federation)--History--1991---Comic books, strips, etc.
- Russia (Federation).
- Genre:
- Historical comics.
- Thriller comics.
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Graphic novels.
- Physical Description:
- 314 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm
- Edition:
- English-language edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Abrams Comicarts, 2026.
- Language Note:
- Mainly in English with some Cyrillic character sound effects.
- Summary:
- 1990s. Russia. The USSR has ceased to exist. Its dimly remembered promises of utopia have dried up, and amongst the rubble, scavengers and looters abound. Amongst the vast Russian tundra and decaying Soviet buildings, two such scavengers engage in a rather dubious pastime -- getting their hands on all sorts of trinkets that might interest wealthy investors. Slava, once a promising young painter, has abandoned his career and ideals to scrounge around with a pal from his school days, the consummate conman Lavrin. The future is up for grabs, and in this anything-goes, dog-eat-dog new world order, Lavrin assures Slava anything and everything can be bought and sold. In this tragicomic thriller, author Pierre-Henry Gomont tells a gripping tale of average people caught up in the turmoil of history in the making. His deeply human characters fumble through a disorienting world -- one where the promise of tomorrow has evaporated. They aspire to nothing more than to continue: to continue living, loving, and maybe someday even painting again.
- Notes:
- Translation of: Slava.
- ISBN:
- 9781419788857
- 141978885X
- OCLC:
- 1586815923
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