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100 Siberian Postcards
Author(s): Richard Wirick (Author)
- Publisher: Telegram Books
- Publication Date: 11 July 2006
- Language: English
- Print length: 212 pages
- ISBN-10: 1846590159
- ISBN-13: 9781846590153
Book Description
Siberia is a vast and ancient territory, a mystery to the world outside its borders. Rick Wirick and his wife have gone to Siberia to adopt a baby girl. Rather than produce a straightforward account of this journey, so profound and personal in itself, Wirick has chosen instead to absorb Siberia, to immerse himself in its history, legends, social reality and natural splendour in order to evoke for his new daughter the grandeur of her birthplace. In one hundred interlocking vignettes, Wirick has created a sophisticated and passionate vision. Personal in conception, unique in structure, “One Hundred Siberian Postcards” is an inspiring and unusual introduction to a very far-away land.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘A brilliant idea, brilliantly executed.’ — Hugo Williams, author of ‘Dear Room’
‘Attentive and compassionate, Richard Wirick has journeyed through Siberia and returned with it.’ —
John Witte, Editor of Northwest Review‘Richard Wirick is an insurance lawyer with the soul and the pen of a poet.’ —
Anna Reid, author of ‘Borderland: A Journey through the History of Ukraine’‘Wirick s profoundly moving book is unlike anything else I ve read.’ —
Samantha Gillison, author of ‘The King of America’‘a gift … comprising folk tales, beliefs, customs, moments from
Siberian history, extracts from Russian writers, reflections … and
dreams’ —
About the Author
Richard Wirick lives in Los Angeles. One Hundred Siberian Postcards grew out of his assignments in Ukraine and Siberia in 2003-5, and his adoption of a Siberian daughter.
