Life Stories: Original Works by Russian Writers

A novelist catches up with his future… a president is under house arrest after setting off a nuclear war… an off-planet skipper leads a hunt for a mysterious life-giving creature… a single mother protects her disabled son… a man finds serenity in his vacation-emptied city… a woman looks for love in silence… a thunderstorm turns lives upside down… an oligarch makes a unexpected career change… a detective solves a murder and doesn’t like what he finds… a family copes with Russia’s medieval future… a traveler grapples with Pushkin’s killer… a disaffected son mourns his mother… These are just some of the stories in this wonderful collection of original works by 19 leading Russian writers. They are life-affirming stories of love, family, hope, rebirth, mystery and imagination. Masterfully translated by some of the best Russian-English translators working today, these tales reassert the power of Russian literature to affect readers of all cultures in profound and lasting ways. Best of all, 100% of the profits from the sale of this book will go to benefit Russian hospice – not-for-profit care for fellow human beings who are nearing the end of their own life stories.