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Follow on Google News | Natalka Babina unveils modern-day Belarus in her frank and striking novel Down Among the FishesUntil now poorly represented in the Western part of the world, Belarusian literary voice gets a chance to open up about the real state of things in this corner of Eastern Europe
By: Glagoslav Publications Natalka Babina created a novel to celebrate the unseen in the country where people had to learn to exist ‘backstage’ Down Among the Fishes revolves around the story of a woman named Alka, native of a small Belarusian village near the Polish border. Alka’s unfulfilled desire to have a child turns her into an alcoholic and a drug addict. Then, a family tragedy turns her world upside down, forcing her out of the self-destructive cycle. Together with her twin sister, she sets out to examine the chain of events that led to her grandmother’ Critics praised the novel’s unusual form that successfully integrates features of several genres – drama, romance, adventure, fantasy and suspense – and a variety of authentic portraits of today’s Belarusians. End
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