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The Blizzard : a Novel by Vladimir Sorokin is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Blizzard : a Novel about?
A Dazzling, Utterly Distinctive Saga From Russia's Most Celebrated-and Most Controversial-novelist. Vladimir Sorokin Is One Of Russia's Most Popular And Provocative Novelists. In His Scabrous Dystopian Satire Day Of The Oprichnik, American Readers Were Introduced To His Distinctive Style, Which Combines An Edgy Avant-garde Sensibility With A Fondness For The Absurd And Even The Grotesque-all In Service Of Bringing Out Stinging Truths About Life In Modern-day Russia. In The Blizzard, We Are Immersed In The Atmosphere Of A Nineteenth-century Russia. Garin, A District Doctor, Is Desperately Trying To Reach The Village Of Dolgoye, Where A Mysterious Epidemic Is Turning People Into Zombies. He Carries With Him A Vaccine That Will Prevent The Spread Of This Terrible Disease But Is Stymied In His Travels By An All-consuming Snowstorm, An Impenetrable Blizzard That Turns A Drive That Should Last Only A Few Hours Into A Voyage Of Days And, Finally, A Journey Into Eternity. The Blizzard Dramatizes A Timeless Metaphysical Predicament. The Characters In This Nearly Postapocalyptic World Are Constantly In Motion And Yet Somehow Trapped And Frozen-spending Day And Night Fighting Their Way Throug
Who reads The Blizzard : a Novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Vladimir Sorokin
- Publisher
- New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780374114374
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 3.6 / 5 (522 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14