Disappearing Earth
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
255 pages : map ; 24 cm
Street Date
1906
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"A Borzoi Book"--Title page verso.
Description
"One August afternoon, on the shoreline of the Kamchatka peninsula at the northeastern edge of Russia, two girls -- sisters, eight and eleven -- go missing. In the ensuing weeks, then months, the police investigation turns up nothing. Echoes of the disappearance reverberate across a tightly woven community, with the fear and loss felt most deeply among its women. Taking us through a year in Kamchatka, Disappearing Earth enters with astonishing emotional acuity the worlds of a cast of richly drawn characters, all connected by the crime: a witness, a neighbor, a detective, a mother. We are transported to vistas of rugged beauty -- densely wooded forests, open expanses of tundra, soaring volcanoes, and the glassy seas that border Japan and Alaska -- and into a region as complex as it is alluring, where social and ethnic tensions have long simmered, and where outsiders are often the first to be accused. In a story as propulsive as it is emotionally engaging, and through a young writer's virtuosic feat of empathy and imagination, this powerful novel brings us to a new understanding of the intricate bonds of family and community, in a Russia unlike any we have seen before." --,Provided by publisher.
Description
One August afternoon, on the shoreline of the Kamchatka peninsula at the northeastern edge of Russia, two sisters, eight and eleven, go missing. In the ensuing months the police investigation turns up nothing. Echoes of the disappearance reverberate across a tightly woven community, with the fear and loss felt most deeply among its women. Connected by the crime: a witness, a neighbor, a detective, a mother. Social and ethnic tensions have long simmered in the region, and outsiders are often the first to be accused. -- adapted from jacket
Awards
National Book Award for Fiction Finalist
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Phillips, J. (2019). Disappearing Earth (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Phillips, Julia. 2019. Disappearing Earth. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Phillips, Julia. Disappearing Earth Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Phillips, Julia. Disappearing Earth First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
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