![]() ![]() ![]() Mitya finds himself facing a different sort of ambiguity: is he a boy, as everyone keeps telling him, or is he not quite a boy, as he often feels?Īfter suffering horrific abuse from his cousin Vovka who has returned broken from war, Mitya embarks on a journey across underground Moscow to find something better, a place to belong. As he grows, his life mirrors the uncertain future of his country, which is attempting to rebuild itself after the collapse of the Soviet Union, torn between its past and the promise of modern freedom. ![]() For Mitya, it is a small, metal treasure that guides him from within. ![]() For his family, it marks the beginning of the end, the promise of certain death. When Mitya was two years old, he swallowed his grandmother’s sewing needle. proving we can become the gods and goddesses this world truly needs.” -Paul BeattyĪn arresting coming of age, an exploration of gender, a modern folktale, a powerful portrait of a family-Katya Kazbek breaks out as a new voice to watch. A VOGUE, Debutiful, and Secular Times Best Book of 2022Ī NYLON, Chicago Review of Books, and Kirkus Best Book of the Month ![]()
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