Asan

Vladimir Makanin · 2008 CE · Novel · Russian · Contemporary

A Russian major in the Chechen war runs a fuel depot and trades with both sides to keep his men alive. The title is the name of a Chechen war god, and the book shows Makanin's long study of violence turned to Russia's wars in the Caucasus.

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