Yerzhan grows up in a remote part of Kazakhstan where the Soviets test atomic weapons. As a young boy he falls in love with the neighbour's daughter and one evening, to impress her, he dives into a forbidden lake. The radio-active water changes Yerzhan. He will never grow into a man. While the girl he loves becomes a beautiful woman.
| ISBN: | 9781908670144 |
| Publication date: | 27th February 2014 |
| Author: | Hamid Ismailov |
| Publisher: | Peirene Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 122 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |