The Beauty of History

Paperback • 2016 • 1. edition

The Beauty of History

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About the book

1968. Riga. News of the Prague Spring washes across Europe, causing ripples on either side of the Iron Curtain. A young Estonian woman has agreed to pose as a model for a famous sculptor, who is trying to evade military service and escape to the West. Although the model has only a vague awareness of politics - her interest in life is primarily poetic - the consequences of the politics of both past and present repeatedly make themselves felt. Chance remarks overheard prompt memories of people and...Show more

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ISBN

9781909408272

Publisher

Norvik Press

Published year

2016

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1

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The Beauty of History

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Paperback

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