Summary
"A compact masterpiece dedicated to the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich--Julian Barnes's first novel since his best-selling, Booker Prize-winning The Sense of an Ending. 1936: Shostakovich, just thirty, fears for his livelihood and his life. Stalin, hitherto a distant figure, has taken a sudden... Full description
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Main Language
English
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English
Edition
First United States edition.
Subjects
Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, > 1906-1975 > Fiction.
Composers > Soviet Union > Fiction.
Nationalism and communism > Fiction.
Communism and society > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Soviet Union > Politics and government > 20th century > Fiction.