The Librarian

By Mikhail Elizarov and Andrew Bromfield

If Ryu Murakami had written War and Peace

As the introduction to this book will tell you, the books by Gromov, obscure and long forgotten propaganda author of the Soviet era, have such an effect on their readers that they suddenly enjoy supernatural powers. Understandably, their readers need to keep accessing these books at all cost and gather into groups around book-bearers, or, as they're called, librarians. Alexei, until now a loser, comes to collect an uncle's inheritance and unexpectedly becomes a librarian. He tells his extraordinary, unbelievable story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: Feb 10, 2015
• ISBN: 9781782270843

Reviews for The Librarian

[bodagirl · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

It's very Russian: inescapable sense of fatalism, normalized violence and lots of it, and a cast of characters with multiple names that bleed together. I will say that the idea of a secret cult/cabal of readers, reading rooms, librarians, and libraries mystically powered by an author's work is intriguing.Popsugar Reading Challenge 2015 | Task 24: Read a book based entirely on its cover