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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. http://spwebdesign.livejournal.com/64... (  ) spwebdesign | Nov 21, 2009 |  A wonderful slice of absurdist fiction: the protagonist, Omon, has always dreamed of going to the moon, but when his wish is granted and he joins the Russian cosmonaut program, he discovers that all is not as it seems. This is one of those marvellously inventive little books that accomplish a lot in a short time; of the books I've read, it reminded me most of Kristof's "The Notebook," for its style and its dead-pan, horrific black humour. (  ) soylentgreen23 | Mar 21, 2007 | Good novel ... saw the "twist" coming, but it was handled very well, so it didn't disappoint. (  ) KromesTomes | Feb 8, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0374225923, Hardcover)Named by his father after the Soviet OMON, the Interior Ministry riot police, Omon, a Soviet astronaut, renames himself Ra after the Egyptian sun god. As he approaches his final crisis, Omon reflects on the lies he's told and on the one that has just been revealed to him--that the Soviet space program (that he's based his entire life upon) is entirely other than what it purports to be. As Omon tries to reconcile the events of his life, he remembers what a Colonel of the KGB once told him, " ... the more consciously you perform your feat of heroism, the greater will be the degree of truth." The ensuing truths he uncovers are astonishing.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:08 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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