Grey Bees
by Andrey Kurkov
Wednesday
May 24th at 1pm
At the library or on zoom.
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With a warm yet political humor, Ukraine's most famous novelist presents
a balanced and illuminating portrait of modern conflict. Little
Starhorodivka, a village of three streets, lies in Ukraine's Grey Zone,
the no-man's-land between loyalist and separatist forces. Thanks to the
lukewarm war of sporadic violence and constant propaganda that has been
dragging on for years, only two residents remain: retired safety
inspector turned beekeeper Sergey Sergeyich, and Pashka, a rival from
his schooldays. With little food and no electricity, under constant
threat of bombardment, Sergeyich's one remaining pleasure is his bees.
As spring approaches, he knows he must take them far from the Grey Zone
so they can collect their pollen in peace. This simple mission on their
behalf introduces him to combatants and civilians on both sides of the
battle lines: loyalists, separatists, Russian occupiers, and Crimean
Tatars. Wherever he goes, Sergeyich's childlike simplicity and strong
moral compass disarm everyone he meets. But could these qualities be
manipulated to serve an unworthy cause, spelling disaster for him, his
bees and his country?
By https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43597829, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=71636017
