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James meeks masterful historical novel, the peoples act of love, received accolades around the world, earning meek comparisons to tolstoy, dostoyevsky, conrad, and greene. Set in siberia in 1919, it centres on the remote village of yazyk, governed by czech soldiers but under advancing threat from vengeful bolshevik forces. Well, partly because the peoples act of love is not a great russian novel and meek didnt set out to write one. Meeks third novel, the peoples act of love, published in 2005, brought him critical acclaim and a wider audience. This acclaimed book by james meek is available at in several formats for your ereader. James meeks last, bestselling novel, the peoples act of love, published in 2005 to great critical acclaim, was set in 1919, in that part of siberia lying between omsk and. The easiest way to listen to podcasts on your iphone, ipad, android, pc, smart speaker and even in your car. James meek, raised in dundee, was for a number of years a foreign correspondent in moscow and more recently covered the iraq war and guantanamo bay. Most of all, it is a staggeringly good read, fiction with the reverberating resonance of truth.
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