Lada, or Joy: A Chronicle of Faithful and Happy Love
5 hrs. 38 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Timur Kibirov
Author
Timur Kibirov
Narrator
Elena Shemet
Narrator
Elena Shemet
Description
Timur Kibirov is a prominent poet-conceptualist, translator, and prose writer, and the recipient of the “Big Book” award. “Lada, or Joy” is his debut novel.
The mid-2000s: quiet dacha holidays, a scorching summer, and rural tranquility. At a roadside shashlik stand, the schoolgirl Liza Kharchovnikova, together with her father, finds a dog—an act that, naturally, her strict mother doesn’t approve of. Fascinated by Slavic fantasy, Liza gives her new favorite the name Lada. The summer passes quickly, and the time for parting arrives: there can be no question of taking Lada to the city. The dog is left with the neighbor—Aleksandra Yegorovna; however, gentle and sociable Lada soon becomes “one of us” for the entire village of Kolduny. Plenty of trials await the brave and curious Lada, but new friends are right there—kind-hearted Yegorovna, the undaunted drinker Zhorik, practical and sharp-witted Margarita Sergeyevna—and together they help the heroine достойно (worthily) get through everything.
“Joy accompanies the reader of ‘The Chronicles of Faithful and Happy Love’ at every step. Even when the plot suddenly bares its teeth, bright joy is stronger than the urge to burst into tears. And it’s not because of a pre-specified promised happy ending, but because of a free, hope-inspiring tone” (Andrey Nemerzer).
The mid-2000s: quiet dacha holidays, a scorching summer, and rural tranquility. At a roadside shashlik stand, the schoolgirl Liza Kharchovnikova, together with her father, finds a dog—an act that, naturally, her strict mother doesn’t approve of. Fascinated by Slavic fantasy, Liza gives her new favorite the name Lada. The summer passes quickly, and the time for parting arrives: there can be no question of taking Lada to the city. The dog is left with the neighbor—Aleksandra Yegorovna; however, gentle and sociable Lada soon becomes “one of us” for the entire village of Kolduny. Plenty of trials await the brave and curious Lada, but new friends are right there—kind-hearted Yegorovna, the undaunted drinker Zhorik, practical and sharp-witted Margarita Sergeyevna—and together they help the heroine достойно (worthily) get through everything.
“Joy accompanies the reader of ‘The Chronicles of Faithful and Happy Love’ at every step. Even when the plot suddenly bares its teeth, bright joy is stronger than the urge to burst into tears. And it’s not because of a pre-specified promised happy ending, but because of a free, hope-inspiring tone” (Andrey Nemerzer).
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