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Fiction 21st Century

The Russian Daughter

a novel

by (author) Sarah Klassen

Publisher
CMU Press
Initial publish date
Dec 2022
Category
21st Century, Historical
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781987986112
    Publish Date
    Dec 2022
    List Price
    $22

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Description

With the Czarist empire in turmoil, a young Mennonite couple in what is now Ukraine adopt a Russian baby. This historical novel explores themes of belonging, responsibility, and the places we call home.

About the author

Born in Manitoba’s Interlake, Sarah Klassen learned at an early age to appreciate both birdsong and nature’s silence. An accomplished poet and fiction writer, she has won the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award (Journey to Yalta), the High Plains Award for Fiction (A Feast of Longing), the Canadian Authors Association Award for Poetry (A Curious Beatitude), and the National Magazine Gold Award for Poetry. Her work has been nominated for the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award, the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction, and the Aqua Lansdowne Prize for Poetry. The Witternbergs is her first novel. Klassen lives in Winnipeg.

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Awards

  • Short-listed, Manitoba Book Award for Fiction

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