An unforgettable story of friendship and feuds in a remote Armenian mountain village

Informationen zum Autor Narine Abgaryan is a Russian writer of Armenian origin. Already renowned as a children's author and blogger in Russia, she is now a prize-winning novelist. First published in 2015, Three Apples Fell from the Sky has now sold 160,000 copies and was awarded the Yasnaya Polyana award. Abgaryan lives in Moscow with her family. Lisa C. Hayden 's translations from the Russian include Eugene Vodolazkin's Laurus , which won a Read Russia Award in 2016. Laurus and Lisa's translation of Vadim Levental's Masha Regina were both shortlisted for the Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize. Her blog, Lizok's Bookshelf, examines contemporary Russian fiction. She lives in Maine, USA. Klappentext In a remote village high in the Armenian mountains, a close-knit community bickers, gossips and laughs. Their only connection with the outside world is an ancient telegraph wire and a perilous mountain road that even cows struggle to navigate. As they go about their daily lives - harvesting crops, making baklava, tidying their houses - the villagers are sustained by one thing: their belief in magic. But when 58-year old Anatolia becomes pregnant, it looks like the fortunes of this isolated village are about to change... With sumptuous imagery and warm humour, Narine Abgaryan's enchanting fable brilliantly captures the idiosyncrasy of a small community. Three Apples Fell from the Sky is a vibrant tale of resilience, bravery and the rejuvenating power of love, available in English for the first time.

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Narine Abgaryan is a Russian writer of Armenian origin. Already renowned as a children's author and blogger in Russia, she is now a prize-winning novelist. First published in 2015, Three Apples Fell from the Sky has now sold 160,000 copies and was awarded the Yasnaya Polyana award. Abgaryan lives in Moscow with her family.

Lisa C. Hayden's translations from the Russian include Eugene Vodolazkin's Laurus, which won a Read Russia Award in 2016. Laurus and Lisa's translation of Vadim Levental's Masha Regina were both shortlisted for the Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize. Her blog, Lizok's Bookshelf, examines contemporary Russian fiction. She lives in Maine, USA.

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In a remote village high in the Armenian mountains, a close-knit community bickers, gossips and laughs. Their only connection with the outside world is an ancient telegraph wire and a perilous mountain road that even cows struggle to navigate. As they go about their daily lives - harvesting crops, making baklava, tidying their houses - the villagers are sustained by one thing: their belief in magic. But when 58-year old Anatolia becomes pregnant, it looks like the fortunes of this isolated village are about to change... With sumptuous imagery and warm humour, Narine Abgaryan's enchanting fable brilliantly captures the idiosyncrasy of a small community. Three Apples Fell from the Sky is a vibrant tale of resilience, bravery and the rejuvenating power of love, available in English for the first time.