The Faculty of Useless Knowledge... By Yury Dombrovsky, Paperback,Good
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The Faculty of Useless Knowledge... By Yury Dombrovsky, Paperback,Good
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the sellerβs listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- ISBN
- 9781860460548
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On a sunny day in the mountains of Kazakhstan in 1937, the year that became known in Russia as the Year of Terror, a group of archaeologists stare in wonder at fragments of a gold diadem, the chance find of local fishermen. On the same day the love of chief archaeologist Georgi Zybin's life rings him after a three year silence; Fathr Andrey puts the finishing touches to a treatise on the trial of Christ; Vladimir Kornilov, Zybin's assistant, puts two bottles of champagne to cool in a mountain stream; while down in the ancient city of Alma-Ata, ambitious NKVD officer Yokov Neiman dreams of a show trial to rival those taking place in Moscow...For all of them life is about to change utterly. The disappearance of the witnesses and the gold gives Neiman his opportunity: he arrests Zybin as the linchpin in a conspiracy to sabotage the work of the museum and steal Soviet property. Now the interrogation can begin. A nightmarish Kafkaesque comedy; the tragedy of Russia under Stalin; the romance of a man beloved; a duel between Soviet expediency and humanist values (The Faculty of Useless Knowledge of the title); an apocryphal retelling of the passion; a deadly serious debate about the nature of justice - Dombrovky's masterpiece is all these things, but above all it is a subtle and complex novel, packed with characters as unpredictable as life itself.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
ISBN-13
9781860460548
eBay Product ID (ePID)
90668907
Product Key Features
Publication Year
1996
Topic
Books
Book Title
The Faculty of Useless Knowledge
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Language
English
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
238 mm
Item Weight
810 g
Item Width
154 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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VAT number: GB 680912721
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- w***e (2236)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseExcellent seller, item exactly as described, great pricing and well packed for safe posting. A pleasure to buy from. Thank you
- e***- (477)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThis is so much better than I was expecting. I thought it was just a magazine but it's a wonderful brand new book and was still sealed. Fantastic value for money, particularly when I was only expecting a magazine. Beautiful quality. Also free postage which makes it even better value for money. Very secure packaging and arrived very quickly. Was kept up to date by the tracking about my items journey. I would definitely buy from this seller again and highly recommend.Perfect π 5 π all round πLondon Life: The Magazine of the Swin... By Simon Wells, hardcover,New (#167193584722)
- e***r (446)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseVery fast and professional service. The books arrived securely packaged and as described / shown in listings. Happy to recommend this eBay business.