The Sunflower Boys

A Novel

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Beschreibung

<p><b>WINNER OF THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE FOR FICTION</b></p><p>FINALIST FOR THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FOR GAY FICTION</p><p>LONGLISTED FOR THE MASS BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION</p><p><b>"That rarest phenomenon: a war novel that feels at once timeless and precisely of the moment</b>…" —<b><i>Washington Post</i></b></p><p><b>A poignant coming-of-age story with the sensitivity and haunting power of <i>What Belongs to You</i> and <i>Swimming in the Dark,</i> about a young boy wrestling with his sexuality as war breaks out in modern Ukraine.</b></p><p>In many ways, twelve-year-old Artem’s life in Chernihiv, Ukraine, is normal. He spends his days helping on his grandfather’s sunflower farm, drawing in his sketchbook—a treasured gift from his father, who works in America—and swimming in the river with his little brother, Yuri. In secret, Artem has begun wrestling with romantic feelings for his best friend, Viktor. In a country where love between two boys is unthinkable, Artem has begun to worry that growing up, his life will never be normal.</p><p>Then, on a February night, Artem and Yuri are woken by explosions—the beginning of a war that will tear their life in two. The invading Russians destroy their home, killing their mother and grandfather, and leaving young Artem and Yuri to fend for themselves. Fleeing in hopes of somehow reuniting with their father, the brothers traverse the country their ancestors once fought and died for, with nothing but their backpacks and each other. Surrounded by death and destruction, Artem is certain of one thing—that whatever may come, he must keep himself and his brother alive.</p><p>A harrowing and gorgeous tale of love, identity, lost innocence, and survival set in a time of devastating war, <i>The Sunflower Boys</i> is a powerful, heartrending exploration of young queer love, the Ukrainian spirit, and a family’s struggle to survive.</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780063418226

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

234 x 156 x 28 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2025

Verlag / Hersteller

Harper Collins Publ. USA