Pelagia and the Black Monk (with a transcript)

Pelagia and the Black Monk (with a transcript)

A new edition of the novel «Pelagia and the Black Monk».
It includes an additional chapter «Transcript», in which Boris Akunin shares details about the creation of the book: from the idea to literary decisions and historical context.
As in «The White... Bulldog», the plot unfolds against a historical backdrop in the Zavolzhye province of Russia in the 19th century. Within the confines of New Ararat (the New-Ararat Monastery located in the far north of the province, on the island of Canaan of the Blue Lake), a certain ghostly Black Monk terrorizes and even kills people — one or another monk from the New-Ararat Monastery sees the shadow of Saint Vasilius, who once founded the Skete of Vasilius on the coastal island of Okolnyem. The brotherhood turns to Lord Mitrophan, asking him to take some action.

Author: Борис Акунин

Printhouse: EBOOK

Brand: EBOOK

Series: Provincial Detective

Age restrictions: 16+

Year of publication: 2025

ISBN: 9781965369531

Number of pages: 684

Size: 230х157х43 mm

Cover type: hard

Weight: 1118 g

ID: 1707997

A new edition of the novel «Pelagia and the Black Monk».

It includes an additional chapter «Transcript», in which Boris Akunin shares details about the creation of the book: from the idea to literary decisions and historical context.

As in «The White Bulldog», the plot unfolds against a historical backdrop in the Zavolzhye province of Russia in the 19th century. Within the confines of New Ararat (the New-Ararat Monastery located in the far north of the province, on the island of Canaan of the Blue Lake), a certain ghostly Black Monk terrorizes and even kills people — one or another monk from the New-Ararat Monastery sees the shadow of Saint Vasilius, who once founded the Skete of Vasilius on the coastal island of Okolnyem. The brotherhood turns to Lord Mitrophan, asking him to take some action.

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