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Away from the DeadBy (author): David BergenDavid BergenImprint:
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226 pagesGoose Lane EditionsFICTION / LiteraryUkraineScotiabank Giller Prize 2023, Long-listed- Short Description
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- Author Bio
- Reviews
Longlisted, Scotiabank Giller Prize
Violence is the domain of both the rich and poor. Or so it seems in early 20th-century Ukraine during the tumult of the Russian Revolution.
As anarchists, Bolsheviks, and the White Army all come and go, each claiming freedom and justice, David Bergen embeds his readers into the lives of characters connected through love, family, and loyalty. Lehn, a bookseller south of Kiev, deserts the army and writes poetry to his love back home; Sablin, an adopted Mennonite-Ukrainian stableboy, runs with the anarchists only to discover that love and the planting of crops is preferable to killing; Inna, a beautiful young peasant, tries to stop a Mennonite landowner from stealing her child. In a world of violence, Sablin, Lehn, and Inna learn to love and hate and love again, hoping, against all odds, that one can turn away from the dead.
In this beautifully crafted novel, David Bergen takes us to a place where chaos reigns, where answers come from everywhere and nowhere, and where both the beauty and horror of humanity are on full display.
Longlisted, Scotiabank Giller Prize
Violence is the domain of both the rich and poor. Or so it seems in early 20th-century Ukraine during the tumult of the Russian Revolution.
As anarchists, Bolsheviks, and the White Army all come and go, each claiming freedom and justice, David Bergen embeds his readers into the lives of characters connected through love, family, and loyalty. Lehn, a bookseller south of Kiev, deserts the army and writes poetry to his love back home; Sablin, an adopted Mennonite-Ukrainian stableboy, runs with the anarchists only to discover that love and the planting of crops is preferable to killing; Inna, a beautiful young peasant, tries to stop a Mennonite landowner from stealing her child. In a world of violence, Sablin, Lehn, and Inna learn to love and hate and love again, hoping, against all odds, that one can turn away from the dead.
In this beautifully crafted novel, David Bergen takes us to a place where chaos reigns, where answers come from everywhere and nowhere, and where both the beauty and horror of humanity are on full display.
- Bergen was inspired by his own family’s history in Ukraine. His father was born in Ukraine, and his grandfather was a medic in the Russian White Army.
- Bergen explores the experience of women in war and the mutability of history that changes depending on who is telling it.
- Bergen’s books have won numerous awards, including the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction, the Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award, and the Scotiabank Giller Prize.
- Print and digital ARCs.
- National media relations: reviews, media interviews, essays, features, and excerpts.
- National print and digital advertising.
- In-person events: Winnipeg launch at McNally Robinson, festivals, and reading series throughout Canada.
- Social media campaign.
- Co-op available.
For more information contact
[email protected]Out of Mind: “David Bergen’s language is so pure and he listens so attentively to his characters that reading his work always stills me, like a meditation.” - Joan Thomas
Here the Dark: “Bergen’s style is taut, devoid of overblown ‘writerly’ prose. He brings to mind Ernest Hemingway. A masterclass in fine writing.” - Toronto Star
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