An unquiet heart : a poet in love and revolution : a novel
Sixsmith, Martin2019
Books, Manuscripts
1917. Russia is dying amid war, revolution and terror. The birth pains of the new world are a foretaste of the cruellest century. At their heart is Sergei Yesenin, 22, a poet, lover, wounded veteran, beautiful and afraid. Damaged by childhood abandonment, Sergei fears the world, drinks, brawls and womanises. He battles life's hurt with the charm of poetry and the drug of fame. But love is the validation he seeks. His search for meaning in dark times will lead him to passionate affairs with women and with men, until he discovers the one person who might change his life. Zinaida Raikh, exquisitely lovely, sensitive and gifted, offers Sergei the redemption he craves. But love is the devil, and the devil is fickle. This is the extraordinary tale of an extraordinary man.
Main title:
An unquiet heart : a poet in love and revolution : a novel / Martin Sixsmith.
Author:
Sixsmith, Martin, author
Imprint:
London : Scribner, 2019.
Collation:
628 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781471149795 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.92FAF
LC class:
PR6119.I97
Local class:
FTF
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2458072