Ice

by Sonallah Ibrahim and صنع الله إبراهيم

Book Overview

The year is 1973. An Egyptian historian, Dr. Shukri, pursues a year of non-degree graduate studies in Moscow, the presumed heart of the socialist utopia. Through his eyes, the reader receives a guided tour of the sordid stagnation of Brezhnev-era Soviet life: intra-Soviet ethnic tensions; Russian retirees unable to afford a tin of meat; a trio of drunks splitting a bottle of vodka on the sidewalk; a Kirgiz roommate who brings his Russian girlfriend...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857426508
• ISBN13: 9780857426505
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Seagull Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 8.0"