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Two adult siblings learn of their surprising shared history in this searching prequel to The Morning Star, set between Norway and Russia
The future is no more, and eternity has begun.
Norway, 1986. The government is in crisis, and far away in Russia, a nuclear reactor has exploded in Chernobyl. Syvert L yning returns home from military service to live with his mother and brother on the outskirts of town in Southern Norway.
One night, Syvert dreams of his late father, and can't shake him from his mind. As Syvert searches through his father's belongings for clues and connections, the traces lead to the Soviet Union.
Present-day Russia. Alevtina travels to Samara with her son, to celebrate her father's eightieth birthday. As a young woman, Alevtina sought the answers to life's big questions, but these days family life preoccupies her time.
ISBN: 9781787303362
Author(s): Karl Ove Knausgaard