Dwie powieści Aleksandra Tierechowa – czyli o tym, jak książka może być jednocześnie wciągająca i nieprzyjemna
Two novels of Aleksandr Terekhov, or how a book can be riveting and unsavory at the same time

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses two novels of modern Russian writer Aleksandr Terekhov– Каменный мост (Stone Bridge) and Немцы (Germans). The main aim of the articleis trying to find the answer to a question how a book can be riveting and unsavoryat the same time. Both books were appreciated by readers and critics and wonliterary awards – first in 2009 and the second in 2012. Both are very difficult toread because of the author’s specific style – combination of realistic message withmodernist stream of consciousness. The writer’s style comprises also a great dose ofcynicism and poisonous irony. The first novel is a sort of a journalist’s investigationand concerns the tragic accident from the Stalinist past. The second can be calleda pastiche of an occupational novel and a critical look at the corruption in clericalsystem in Russia.

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