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Plot. A naive young woman, Masha Mironova, travels from provincial Russia to Moscow, where she changes her name to Columbine and joins the Lovers of Death, a small group of bohemian poets, each of them eagerly waiting their turn to die a romantic fin de siècle death by suicide. Once one member dies, their replacement is found by the ...
- Любовница смерти
- Historical detective
1 gen 2001 · She Lover of Death tells the story of a young woman from the provinces and how she came to be mixed up in such a group. It explores the burgeoning society of "decadents" arising around this time period, often delving into the influences of Russian poets such as Lermontov or Pushkin on sensitive psyches, especially those wondering ...
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In her quest for danger and passion, Columbine soon discovers the Lovers of Death—a small group of poets enraptured by death who gather nightly at the home of their leader, the Doge, and conduct séances to determine death’s next chosen lover.
She Lover of Death is the eighth in the Erast Fandorin mystery series. First appearing in 1998 in Russia (and 2003 in English translation), Fandorin books run the gamut of detective fiction–covering conspiracy, political, spy, thriller, Agatha Christie, hired killer, and other genres.
3 mar 2020 · The following is an exclusive excerpt from She Lover of Death, by Boris Akunin. Aristocratic Inspector Erast Fandorin is back, this time, looking into a turn-of-the-century suicide cult run by poets. Fandorin infiltrates the group, hoping to protect Russian youths from throwing their lives away, but will he instead fall victim to the ...
30 set 2010 · A dark and decadent detective story from the master of Russian crime fiction. There’s been rising concern in Moscow over a wave of suicides among the city’s young bohemians. An intrepid newspaper reporter, Zhemailo, begins to uncover the truth behind the phenomenon – that the victims are linked by a secret society, the Lovers of Death.
In her quest for danger and passion, Columbine soon discovers the Lovers of Death—a small group of poets enraptured by death who gather nightly at the home of their leader, the Doge, and conduct séances to determine death’s next chosen lover.
