Nicolai Lilin

Siberian Education (eBook, ePUB)

Übersetzer: Hunt, Jonathan

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Set in a small and tight-knit community of 'honest criminals' in a remote part of the former Soviet Union, this is a tale of an extreme childhood - exotic, violent and completely unique.

Nicolai Lilin gained his 'education' as a member of the Siberian Urkas - a self-contained criminal fraternity - in a forgotten corner of Eastern Europe. It was a remarkable upbringing, defined by an elaborate set of rituals and strict codes of honour. Crime was all pervasive. The community had a deep distrust of outsiders - especially the police and state authorities - and split itself into 'honest' and 'dishonest' criminals. Even their youngest children were taught to understand violence and when it was appropriate to use it. By the age of six Nicolai had been given his first 'pike knife' by an uncle, and by the age of twelve he had been convicted of attempted murder.

A huge bestseller in Lilin's current home country, Italy, Siberian Education is an extraordinary snapshot of a violent world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: NYU Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781847679086
• Artikelnr.: 38357910

Autorenporträt

Nicolai Lilin was born in 1981 and grew up in the small republic of Transnistria, which declared its independence in 1990 but has never been recognised. Nicolai left home to fight in the Russian army against the Chechens. He later lived in Ireland, before moving to Italy, where he continues to work as a tattooist in Turin.

Rezensionen

Lilin's astonishing account of his life takes you into some very strange worlds; frightening, violent and yet with spirited moments of redemption which both offer hope and keep you reading . . .a breath-taking memoir. Misha Glenny Mail on Sunday