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Reviewed on April 1, 2018 | Spring Abroad
Vodolazkin's second novel to be translated into English is stylistically different from its brightly filigreed, 15th century-set predecessor, Laurus, but preserves that novel's sweep and passion for history. Awakening in a Russian hospital, Innokenty Petrovich Platonov initially remembers nothing, then begins recalling events surrounding the Russian Revolution, a girl he...Log In or Sign Up to Read More