oliver semenov (6 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 96 pages. 7.75x5.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condición: New. An origami crane in remembrance of Hiroshima. A father's faded old photograph of his 1970s pre-marital sports car. Youths congregated at a bus stop. The sounds of an empty house after the children have flown the nest. Common phrases spoken by US tourists. Gangs fighting to the death. Radioactive clouds raining down over Europe. A collection of Princess Diana memorabilia. Teaching English in Siberia. These are just a handful of the themes touched upon in Michael Oliver-Semenov's deeply personal and introspective first poetry collection.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 241 pages. 8.00x5.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condición: New. Without aiming to be a survival guide, romance or autobiography, Sunbathing in Siberia manages to be all of them and none. Told completely from the Trans-Siberian and a series of Russian jets, this is the story of a young British poet, who, after becoming engaged to his translator over 3500 miles east, embarks on a journey into the very heart of Siberia to marry his fiancée. However, in place of the desolate wasteland he expected to find, Michael discovers the side ofSiberia little known outside of Russia. After 30 years of British rain, Michael has finally to learn the art of sunbathing, in the last place on Earth anyone would think to take a pair of flip-flops.With little knowledge of post-Soviet Russia, or its language;and without any survival skills, Michael has to adapt tothe Siberian way of life. As Russia struggles to find its newidentity, Michael too is forced to recreate himself, whilefinding the tools needed to live with parading nuclearmissiles, wild bears, and a host of extreme dangers.

Paperback. Condición: New. An origami crane in remembrance of Hiroshima. A father's faded old photograph of his 1970s pre-marital sports car. Youths congregated at a bus stop. The sounds of an empty house after the children have flown the nest. Common phrases spoken by US tourists. Gangs fighting to the death. Radioactive clouds raining down over Europe. A collection of Princess Diana memorabilia. Teaching English in Siberia. These are just a handful of the themes touched upon in Michael Oliver-Semenov's deeply personal and introspective first poetry collection.

Paperback. Condición: New. Without aiming to be a survival guide, romance or autobiography, Sunbathing in Siberia manages to be all of them and none. Told completely from the Trans-Siberian and a series of Russian jets, this is the story of a young British poet, who, after becoming engaged to his translator over 3500 miles east, embarks on a journey into the very heart of Siberia to marry his fiancée. However, in place of the desolate wasteland he expected to find, Michael discovers the side ofSiberia little known outside of Russia. After 30 years of British rain, Michael has finally to learn the art of sunbathing, in the last place on Earth anyone would think to take a pair of flip-flops.With little knowledge of post-Soviet Russia, or its language;and without any survival skills, Michael has to adapt tothe Siberian way of life. As Russia struggles to find its newidentity, Michael too is forced to recreate himself, whilefinding the tools needed to live with parading nuclearmissiles, wild bears, and a host of extreme dangers.