The Resource Vita nostra, by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko ; translation by Julia Meitov Hersey
Vita nostra, by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko ; translation by Julia Meitov Hersey
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The item Vita nostra, by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko ; translation by Julia Meitov Hersey represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 5 library branches.
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- Summary
- "While vacationing at the beach with her mother, Sasha Samokhina meets the mysterious Farit Kozhennikov under the most peculiar circumstances. The teenage girl is powerless to refuse when this strange and unusual man with an air of the sinister directs her to perform a task with potentially scandalous consequences. He rewards her effort with a strange golden coin.As the days progress, Sasha carries out other acts for which she receives more coins from Kozhennikov. As summer ends, her domineering mentor directs her to move to a remote village and use her gold to enter the Institute of Special Technologies. Though she does not want to go to this unknown town or school, she also feels it's the only place she should be. Against her mother's wishes, Sasha leaves behind all that is familiar and begins her education.As she quickly discovers, the institute's "special technologies" are unlike anything she has ever encountered. The books are impossible to read, the lessons obscure to the point of maddening, and the work refuses memorization. Using terror and coercion to keep the students in line, the school does not punish them for their transgressions and failures; instead, their families pay a terrible price. Yet despite her fear, Sasha undergoes changes that defy the dictates of matter and time; experiences which are nothing she has ever dreamed of . . . and suddenly all she could ever want" -- Front jacket flap
- Language
-
- eng
- ukr
- eng
- Edition
- First Harper Voyager hardcover edition.
- Extent
- 406 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062694591
- Label
- Vita nostra
- Title
- Vita nostra
- Statement of responsibility
- by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko ; translation by Julia Meitov Hersey
- Subject
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- FICTION / Magical Realism
- Fantasy fiction
- Fantasy fiction
- Fantasy fiction
- Fiction
- trueMagic
- trueCoercion
- trueControl (Psychology)
- FICTION / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy
- FICTION / Literary
- Teenage girls -- Abuse of -- Fiction
- trueTransformations (Magic)
- Manipulative behavior
- Manipulative behavior -- Fiction
- trueObedience
- Psychological abuse
- Psychological abuse -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Psychological fiction
- trueSchools
- trueSixteen-year-old girls
- trueTeenage girls
- Teenage girls -- Abuse of
- Language
-
- eng
- ukr
- eng
- Summary
- "While vacationing at the beach with her mother, Sasha Samokhina meets the mysterious Farit Kozhennikov under the most peculiar circumstances. The teenage girl is powerless to refuse when this strange and unusual man with an air of the sinister directs her to perform a task with potentially scandalous consequences. He rewards her effort with a strange golden coin.As the days progress, Sasha carries out other acts for which she receives more coins from Kozhennikov. As summer ends, her domineering mentor directs her to move to a remote village and use her gold to enter the Institute of Special Technologies. Though she does not want to go to this unknown town or school, she also feels it's the only place she should be. Against her mother's wishes, Sasha leaves behind all that is familiar and begins her education.As she quickly discovers, the institute's "special technologies" are unlike anything she has ever encountered. The books are impossible to read, the lessons obscure to the point of maddening, and the work refuses memorization. Using terror and coercion to keep the students in line, the school does not punish them for their transgressions and failures; instead, their families pay a terrible price. Yet despite her fear, Sasha undergoes changes that defy the dictates of matter and time; experiences which are nothing she has ever dreamed of . . . and suddenly all she could ever want" -- Front jacket flap
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10738547
- Cataloging source
- NjBwBT
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1945-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Di͡achenko, Marina
- Dewey number
- 891.7/934
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1945-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Di͡achenko, Serhiĭ
- Hersey, Julia Meitov
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Vita Nostra novels
- Series volume
- 0001
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Teenage girls
- Psychological abuse
- Manipulative behavior
- FICTION / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy
- FICTION / Literary
- FICTION / Magical Realism
- Manipulative behavior
- Psychological abuse
- Teenage girls
- Label
- Vita nostra, by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko ; translation by Julia Meitov Hersey
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1061860368
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Harper Voyager hardcover edition.
- Extent
- 406 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062694591
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1061860368
- Label
- Vita nostra, by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko ; translation by Julia Meitov Hersey
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1061860368
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Harper Voyager hardcover edition.
- Extent
- 406 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062694591
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1061860368
Subject
- FICTION / Magical Realism
- Fantasy fiction
- Fantasy fiction
- Fantasy fiction
- Fiction
- trueMagic
- trueCoercion
- trueControl (Psychology)
- FICTION / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy
- FICTION / Literary
- Teenage girls -- Abuse of -- Fiction
- trueTransformations (Magic)
- Manipulative behavior
- Manipulative behavior -- Fiction
- trueObedience
- Psychological abuse
- Psychological abuse -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Psychological fiction
- trueSchools
- trueSixteen-year-old girls
- trueTeenage girls
- Teenage girls -- Abuse of
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