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(0)Natalka Babina
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Language
English
Description
Today mostly associated with the personality of President Lukashenka, Belarus remains a terra incognita for the rest of the world. Babina's surprisingly fresh portrait of today's Belarus celebrates the country's diverse demographics be it business, education, culture or just the way people go about their daily errands.
Natalka Babina created a novel to celebrate the unseen in the country where people had to learn to exist 'backstage'. In
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Language
English
Description
Down Among the Fishes revolves around the story of a woman named Alka, native of a small Belarusian village near the Polish border. Alka's unfulfilled desire to have a child turns her into an alcoholic and a drug addict. Then, a family tragedy turns her world upside down, forcing her out of the self-destructive cycle. Together with her twin sister, she sets out to examine the chain of events that led to her grandmother's unexpected death. Their inquiry...