Gannon, Polly

Just the Plague

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ISBN 13:: 9781783788057
author:: Gannon, Polly
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: Granta Books
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2021
Pages:: 144
Dimensions:: 19.8 x 12.9 x 1 centimeters (0.1
Genre:: History, Europe, Russia,
Condition:: New
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Rudolf Maier, a young microbiologist working on a plague vaccine, is summoned to deliver a progress report. Unbeknownst to him, he inadvertently carries the virus with him from the lab. When his illness is discovered, the state machinery responds with terrifying efficiency, rounding up dozens of people. In this gripping novel, based on real events in 1930s Russia, the author explores uncomfortable truths about the current Russian regime and the pandemic crisis. The lines between enforced isolation and political surveillance are blurred, leading to personal tragedy for many. Written by Ludmila Ulichaia in the late 1980s and recently rediscovered during lockdown, this book has never been translated into English before. A new afterword by the author adds context to this timely and thought-provoking novel.

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