Contact
Comment faire ses achats
Livraison
Guide d'achat
Castigation
Anglais
56 b
Jusqu'à 30 jours pour les retours
Les clients ont également acheté
/
Livre de poche
25.18
€
/
Livre de poche
8.39
€
/
Livre de poche
19.31
€
Seven escaped mental patients-including reincarnations of Genghis Khan, Cleopatra, Alexander the Great-trudge across a nameless landscape, pursued by an omnipresent snake and haunted by their past lives' brutal transgressions. Led by a mysterious Emperor who promises deliverance to the Holy Land, these travelers are actually pilgrims of their own fractured histories, each confronting the violent, sensual, and deeply human moments that have defined their existence.
Blending elements of Central Asian epic tradition with surrealist storytelling, Sultan Raev crafts a novel that is at once a scathing critique of power, a meditation on historical violence, and a darkly comic exploration of collective memory. The narrative weaves between present-day desert wanderings and vivid historical reconstructions, challenging readers' understanding of identity, punishment, and spiritual transformation. Snakes slither through personal and collective histories; eclipses mark moments of existential revelation; and the line between madness and profound insight becomes provocatively blurred. Winner of Kazakhstan's 2014 Novel of the Year, Castigation offers a stunning meditation on humanity's capacity for both destruction and transcendence.
À propos du livre
Anglais
Offrez ce livre dès aujourd'hui
C’est simple
1 Ajouter au panier et choisir l'option Livrer comme cadeau à la caisse. 2 Nous vous enverrons un bon d'achat 3 Le livre arrivera à l'adresse du destinataireCeci pourrait également vous intéresser
/
Livre relié
43.08
€
/
Livre de poche
35.80
€
/
Livre de poche
8.59
€
Bonjour ! Je suis Libroamiko, votre conseiller littéraire.
Comment puis-je vous aider ?