House of Meetings
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| House of Meetings | |
| Author | Martin Amis |
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| Illustrator | Peter Mendelsund and Chip Kidd (USA edition) |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Random House Group Ltd |
| Publication date | 2006 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 242pp (USA edition) |
| ISBN | NA |
House of Meetings, by Martin Amis, is a 2006 novel about two brothers who share a common love interest while living in a Soviet gulag during the last decade of Stalin's rule.
[edit] Plot summary
The novel centers around the modern-day (2004) recollections of the unnamed narrator/protagonist of his time spent in an Arctic gulag and the years that followed. The recollections are presented in the form of a memoir sent to the narrator's American step-daughter, Venus. One of the primary plot elements is the complex relationship between the protagonist and his younger half-brother, Lev, who later joins him in the camp. Through many difficult revelations and trials, they eventually survive the harsh conditions of the camp and then must face a further challenge: re–acclimatizing to everyday life.
[edit] Literary significance and criticism
The novel's release was greeted with generally positive reviews; see, e.g., The Economist's October review. [1]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Comeback man. economist.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-12.
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