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Sniper: A Novel by Nicolai Lilin , hardcover
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780393082111
- Book Title
- Sniper : a Novel
- Publisher
- Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
- Item Length
- 8.6 in
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.4 in
- Genre
- Fiction, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Modern / 21st Century, Personal Memoirs, Biographical
- Item Weight
- 16.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.9 in
- Number of Pages
- 416 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393082113
ISBN-13
9780393082111
eBay Product ID (ePID)
114198129
Product Key Features
Book Title
Sniper : a Novel
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Modern / 21st Century, Personal Memoirs, Biographical
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Fiction, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
16.8 Oz
Item Length
8.6 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2012-005118
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Starred Review. There is no great mystery or complex message here; rather, it's a simple theme: most soldiers fight and die because they are powerless to do otherwise. Without subtlety, Nicolai also comments critically on the brutality of the Chechen enemy, the perfidy of Russian politicians and generals, and the frontline soldier's dim view of his survival. This is a bloody, sad tale, especially because the soldiers see no end to the conflict.
Dewey Decimal
853/.92
Synopsis
"The saboteurs? Holy Christ, what happened? What did you do to deserve that?" a fellow soldier responds when he hears that Nicolai Lilin has been assigned to an unconventional, ultra-high-risk paramilitary unit of the Russian army. Also nicknamed the "para-bats" for the black parachutes that dropped them behind enemy lines at night, Lilin and his fellow "saboteurs" soon find themselves fighting Islamic insurgents armed with American weaponry in the breakaway province of Chechnya. In vivid, harrowing detail, Lilin relays how, under the mind-bending dangers of heavy fire, on unknown terrain, in unpredictable small villages, the only goal is survival. Under the leadership of corrupt generals profiting from the war, his unit develops a camaraderie that is their best hope for staying alive--and staying human. Ultimately, the return to the bland normality of an impersonal society at "peace" might be the hardest struggle of all. Writing with unhindered directness and power, Lilin combines his own experiences as a sniper in Chechnya together with the stories of those he fought beside to forge an autobiographical novel unique in the literature of war. A bestseller in Europe, this novel will remain an unforgettable account of one of the ugliest conflicts of our time., In vivid, harrowing detail, Lilin relays how, under the mind-bending dangers of heavy fire, on unknown terrain, in unpredictable small villages, the only goal is survival. Under the leadership of corrupt generals profiting from the war, his unit develops a camaraderie that is their best hope for staying alive--and staying human. Ultimately, the return to the bland normality of an impersonal society at "peace" might be the hardest struggle of all. Writing with unhindered directness and power, Lilin combines his own experiences as a sniper in Chechnya together with the stories of those he fought beside to forge an autobiographical novel unique in the literature of war. A bestseller in Europe, this novel will remain an unforgettable account of one of the ugliest conflicts of our time., Poised to stand among the great war novels, the harrowing chronicle of a sniper during the Chechen War.
LC Classification Number
PQ4912.I55C3313 2012
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