Day of the Oprichnik by Vladimir Sorokin Paperback Book 9780241355114

Haunting terrifying and hilarious The Day of the Oprichnik is a dazzling novel and a fierce critique of life in the New RussiaMoscow 2028 Andrei Danilovich Komiaga oprichnik member of the czars inner circle of trusted courtiers rouses himself from a drunken stupor and prepares for another day of debauchery violence terror and beauty In this New Russia futuristic technology combine with the draconian world of Ivan the Terrible to create a dystopia chillingly akin to reality Over the twentyfourhour span of the novel Komiaga will rape pillage and torture in the name of the czar he fears and adores Shimmering with invention fierce social commentary and razorsharp wit Day of the Oprichnik imagines a near future too disturbing to contemplate and too close to reality to ignore