Kogda uhodit chelovek

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At the dawn of the 30s young a merchant buys a new house and occupies one of the apartments. At other inhabit officer, beauty, actress, two doctors, an antique dealer, Russian prince-immigrant, high school teacher, a notary ... Everyone has their own joys and sorrows , their secrets, their voice. During this voice polyphony organically woven into the house, and the fate of people suddenly and strangely intertwined when a small republic included the Soviet tanks, and a year later - fascist. During the terrible short year some residents joined the ranks of prisoners, others have into a ghetto, third escapes the price of risky gambles. Tearing love ties and connection of the past and present, have not choose between good and evil, but between the greater evil - evil and less ... Then the war ends, but another begins - the war against the government its people. Populate house new tenants - a former soldier, telegraph, the old Bolsheviks, a taxi driver, a large family ...

Katishonok Elena was born in Latvia, graduated from the philological faculty of the University of Latvia. In 1991 he emigrated to the United States, where he still lives, teaches Russian, is engaged in editing and translating, writing poetry. She made her d_but collection of poems "Bloknote" (Hermitage Publishers, 2005). Three years later, in collaboration with Eugene Palagashvili 'out hunting pheasant "- a striking fusion of images with poetry workshops, they resonate (M * Graphics Publishing, 2008.
NOVEL "Jili byli starik so staruhoi" in 2009 he joined the short list of the most prestigious literary awards, "Russian Booker".

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