03681cam a2200325 4500 522125079 TxAuBib 20210904120000.0 ||||||s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780062876348 0062876341 2d389d46-f6e4-415f-98b4-a42cfebffcb3 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3865771 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Dyachenko, Marina & Sergey. Vita Nostra [Libby] : A Novel. HarperAudio, 2018. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 504MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 504MB. Fantasy. Fiction. Literature. HTML:<p>The definitive English language translation of the internationally bestselling Russian novel—a brilliant dark fantasy with "the potential to be a modern classic" (Lev Grossman), combining psychological suspense, enchantment, and terror that makes us consider human existence in a fresh and provocative way.</p> <p>Our life is brief . . .</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>A complex blend of adventure, magic, science, and philosophy that probes the mysteries of existence, filtered through a distinct Russian sensibility, this astonishing work of speculative fiction—brilliantly translated by Julia Meitov Hersey—is reminiscent of modern classics such as Lev Grossman's The Magicians, Max Barry's Lexicon, and Katherine Arden's The Bear and the Nightingale, but will transport them to a place far beyond those fantastical worlds.</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 13:21:58. Ball, Jessica. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0293-1/3865771-VitaNostra.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2d389d46-f6e4-415f-98b4-a42cfebffcb3&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0293-1/3865771-VitaNostra.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2d389d46-f6e4-415f-98b4-a42cfebffcb3&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)