The Banner of the Passing Clouds

by Anthea Nicholson

Book Overview

Iosif Dzhugashvili is born on the day Stalin dies and is given his name by a zealous hospital official. Young Iosif grows up haunted by his great namesake, convinced that the dictator has found a new dwelling place within his chest, behind his heart. But when Iosif unwittingly destroys his family's happiness he is forced to question his lifelong loyalties to Stalin's ghost.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847087434
• ISBN13: 9781847087430
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Granta Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.8"