Russka

Author(s): Edward Rutherfurd

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" Impressive." THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLDSpanning 1800 years of Russia's history, people, poltics, and culture, Edward Rurtherford, author of the phenomenally successful SARUM: THE NOVEL OF ENGLAND, tells a grand saga that is as multifaceted as Russia itself. Here is a story of a great civilization made human, played out through the lives of four families who are divided by ethnicity but united in shaping the destiny of their land." Rutherford's RUSSKA succeeds....[He] can take his place among an elite cadre of chroniclers such as Harold Lamb, Maurice Hindus and Henri Troyat." SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE "From the Paperback edition."

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Panoramic, sweeping, monumental, haunting: a story of four families which spans the centuries of Russia.

Edward Rutherfurd was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, and educated at Cambridge University and Stanford University in California. His first book, Sarum was based on the history of Salisbury. London, Russka and The Forest, all draw on finely researched details of social history. Edward Rutherford previously lived in London and New York City but has had a home in Dublin for more than twelve years. He has two children. Edward Rutherfurd is available for interview.

General Fields

  • : 9780099635208
  • : Penguin Random House
  • : Penguin Books Ltd
  • : 0.538
  • : January 1998
  • : 178mm X 110mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Edward Rutherfurd
  • : Paperback
  • : 01
  • : English
  • : 823.914
  • : 1024
  • : illustrations