The People's Act of Love is set in an isolated religious commune in Siberia, that is also occupied by a regiment of Czech Legion soldiers who were on the wrong side of the recent revolutionary conflict. The Legion has lost a third of its number to battle, hunger and cold and is desperate to go home/5(5). · A revolutionary finds himself cut off in a Siberian community of voluntary eunuchs in James Meek's tightly-controlled The People's Act of Love. Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins. · The People's Act of Love by James Meek pp, Canongate, £ I obtained a proof copy of this spellbinding novel several months ago. It wouldn't be Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins.
James Meek is the author of six novels including The People's Act of Love which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won both the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize and the Scottish Arts Council Award. It has been published in more than thirty countries. Meek's latest novel The Heart Broke In was shortlisted for the Costa Book Award and he has also written two collections of. The People's Act of Love James Meek, Author. Canongate $24 (p) ISBN More By and About This Author. ARTICLES. Love and War in Russia; PW Talks with James Meek. In his novel, The People's Act of Love, James Meek drops into to the town of Yazyk amongst a stranded group of these Czech soldiers. In a book of many protagonists, the point of view of Lieutenant Mutz, one of those Czech soldiers, is the most reliable. Mutz, who mostly wants to return home after years in Siberia is surrounded by a collection.
"The People's Act of Love" by James Meek is a thrilling and surprising page-turner, situated in Siberia in Since the plot of the story is compact and full of surprises, I will not spoil the story by describing it, but instead I will give an impression of the book's atmosphere. James Meek (author) This article is about a living British writer. For the clergyman of the same name, see James Meek. James Meek (born ) is a British novelist and journalist, author of The People's Act of Love. He was born in London, England, and grew up in Dundee, Scotland. Find The People\\'s Act Of Love by Meek, James at Biblio. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.
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