Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Strange People

by Artem Chapeye

Description

Ukrainian scientists have reproduced Neanderthal DNA. One of the representatives of this species, Stepan Vovk, grows up in a secret institute disguised as a garage. He is released form the institute after reaching adulthood. Due to the lack of life experience and mental peculiarities, the Neanderthal constantly finds himself in strange situations. He looks at the local homo sapiens through the eyes of a somewhat naive outsider. The story is a tragicomedy about our contemporary world.

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Author Biography

An author of both creative nonfiction and popular fiction, Artem Chapeye has authored four novels and four books. Chapaye also co-authored the book about war reporting together with his colleague. Artem is a four-time finalist of BBC Ukraine’s Book of the Year Award. In 2018 his compilation of essays "The Ukraine" was among the finalists in the award’s nonfiction category. Artem’s novels has been translated into seven languages. Notably the translation into English by Marian Schwartz was published in the Best European Fiction Anthology “Refugees Worldwide”. Chapeye is a recipient of the Central European Initiative Fellowship for Writers in Residence in Slovenia and the Paul Celan Fellowship for Translators in Austria. He is the finalist of the Kurt Schork Award in International Journalism.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher 21-Publishers
  • Publication Date 2019
  • Orginal LanguageUkrainian
  • ISBN/Identifier 9786176142560
  • Publication Country or regionUkraine
  • Pages304
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Original Language TitleДивні люди
  • Original Language AuthorsЧапай Артем

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