The Gift of Speech

«The Gift of Speech» by Yuri Buida: a new novel by a recognized master, winner of the «Big Book» prize.

The speech of the past and the silence of the present. A book about how unresolved and silenced traumas of past decades become living wounds today.

A modern epic. In the novel «The Gift of Speech», Yuri Buida traces the history of Russia from the 20th to the 21st century, from the revolution to our days, through the story of one family.

A historical detective. The protagonist's search for answers about who his ancestors were leads to the revelation of many mysteries of the past and present. It turns out that history does not forget anything, and the events of the 1930s directly affect what is happening in 2020.

Tags: novel, Russian prose, historical detective, gift of speech, silence, family saga, Yuri Buida, big novel, 1903s, Soviet past, family history