The Golden Cloud Slept Over Us. The Soldier and the Boy
The name of Anatoly Pristavkin is familiar to readers primarily due to his poignant books about war and the war childhood. He knew firsthand about the lives of street children whom the war scattered across various parts of the vast... country, as he himself was one of the "children of war." Their fate became the main theme of his work. In the novella "The Golden Cloud Slept Over Us," the most famous work of Anatoly Pristavkin, the story is told of two boys, twin brothers Kolya and Sashka, who found themselves in the North Caucasus in 1944, where Moscow orphans were sent after the deportation of Chechens to settle the deserted territories. The novella was published in 1987 and brought the author worldwide fame. It has been translated into more than 30 languages, and Anatoly Pristavkin was awarded the State Prize. This edition includes the author's most well-known works, including the novellas "The Golden Cloud Slept Over Us," "The Soldier and the Boy," "The Cuckoo Chicks," and others.
Author: Анатолий Приставкин
Printhouse: Azbuka
Series: Russian Literature. Big Books
Age restrictions: 18+
Year of publication: 2024
ISBN: 9785389262133
Number of pages: 800
Size: 215х143х39 mm
Cover type: hard
Weight: 890 g
ID: 1678669
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