A dystopian page-turner about the coming of age of a young hero, which won the 2017 EU Prize for Literature. A fishing village at the end of the world. A lake that is drying up and, ominously, pushing out its banks. The men have vodka, the women troubles, the children eczema to scratch at. Born into this unforgiving environment, Nami, a young boy, embarks on a journey with nothing but a bundle of nerves, a coat that was once his grandfather's and the vague idea of searching for his mother, who disappeared from his life at a young age. To uncover the greatest mystery of his life, he must sail across and walk around the lake and finally dive to its bottom.

Won the 2017 EU Prize for Literature. Awarded with the Magnesia Litera Prize as Best Book of 2016. Won the EBRD Prize for Literature 2023.

About the Author
BIANCA BELLOVA (b. 1970) is a Czech translator, interpreter and writer with Bulgarian roots. Her novel Mrtvy muz (Dead Man, 2011) received widespread critical acclaim and has been translated into German. Her latest novel, Jezero (The Lake, 2016), won the EU Prize for Literature and will be published in more than ten languages.

Reviews
'[T]he fresh water of Czech literature' - Hospodarske Noviny; '[O]ne of the most remarkable books of the last years.'- Mlada Fronta dnes; 'A criticism of the Soviet Union, of extinction, of the modern world. Written in such colourful way that one at times seems the stand in front of Andrej Tarkovsky's camera.' - Krajske Listy


Awards
Winner of EBRD Literature Prize 2023 and EU Prize for Literature 2017.



Book Information
ISBN 9781913640521
Author BIANCA BELLOVA
Format Paperback
Page Count 186
Imprint Parthian Books
Publisher Parthian Books