Earth
25 hrs. 13 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Mikhail Elizarov
Author
Mikhail Elizarov
Narrator
Alexander Zachinyaev
Narrator
Alexander Zachinyaev
Description
Mikhail Elizarov’s new novel “Earth” is the first large-scale understanding of the “Russian thanatos.”
“As such, there is no funeral slang. There is vulgar prosector jargon. There, an arriving motorcyclist is mockingly called a ‘cosmonaut,’ one who fell from a height— ‘a paratrooper,’ ‘an acrobat,’ or ‘an Icarus’; a drowned man— ‘a diver,’ ‘an ichthyander,’ ‘a mumу,’ a car crash victim— ‘ke-gleys.’ Perhaps in some cemetery a makeshift sign on the grave will be called a ‘spade,’ a wreath—a ‘bush,’ and the gravedigger—a ‘mole.’ This novel is the story of the Mole.” (Mikhail Elizarov)
“As such, there is no funeral slang. There is vulgar prosector jargon. There, an arriving motorcyclist is mockingly called a ‘cosmonaut,’ one who fell from a height— ‘a paratrooper,’ ‘an acrobat,’ or ‘an Icarus’; a drowned man— ‘a diver,’ ‘an ichthyander,’ ‘a mumу,’ a car crash victim— ‘ke-gleys.’ Perhaps in some cemetery a makeshift sign on the grave will be called a ‘spade,’ a wreath—a ‘bush,’ and the gravedigger—a ‘mole.’ This novel is the story of the Mole.” (Mikhail Elizarov)
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