Stepnova Marina Knihy

The Women of Lazarus is a mesmerizing story of love, loss and human genius. In 1918, right after the Russian Revolution, the highly gifted student Lazar Lindt comes to Moscow carrying with him nothing but lice and a notebook. The Women of Lazarus tells part of Lazar's story, following three important women in his life: his mentor's wife, his own young wife and his granddaughter. Set against the background of the twentieth century, Moscow and the fictional city of Ensk, Marina Stepnova describes the history of an exceptional family in a turbulent country