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Laurus / Eugene Vodolazkin ; translated from the Russian by Lisa C. Hayden.

Vodolazkin, E. G.,: (author.). Hayden, Lisa C., (translator.).

Summary:

"Fifteenth-century Russia: It is a time of plague and pestilence, and a young healer, skilled in the art of herbs and remedies, finds himself overcome with grief and guilt when he fails to save the one he holds closest to his heart. Leaving behind his village, his possessions and his name, he sets out on a quest for redemption, penniless and alone ..."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9781780747552
ISBN: 1780747551
ISBN: 9781780748719
ISBN: 178074871X
Physical Description: xii, 365 pages : map ; 24 cm
Publisher: London, England : Oneworld, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally published in Russian, 2012.
Formatted Contents Note:	Prolegomenon -- The book of cognition -- The book of renunciation -- The book of journeys -- The book of repose.
Language Note:	Translated from the Russian.
Awards Note:	Бол ша я книга (2013), Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize Nominee for Lisa C. Hayden (2016), Ясная Поляна for XXI век (2013), Read Russia Prize for Contemporary Russian Literature for Lisa Hayden (2016)