Longlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction

'Captivating' Sunday Times

'Glittering' Sunday Express

London dances to the tune of Gorsky's billions.The most enigmatic of oligarchs, Gorsky desires and gets the best of everything and now he has his sights set on Natalia. That she is already married is an inconvenient detail.

Nick works in a shabby-chic bookshop. When Gorsky approaches him with the commission of a lifetime, Nick suddenly gains access to the world of the wealthy and the beautiful. But this privilege comes at a price and Nick finds his new life suddenly fraught with danger...

Gorsky Reviews

Evocative, captivating and acutely observed -- Patricia Nicol * Sunday Times *
Clever... entertaining... elegant -- Rose Wild * The Times *
It's surprising there haven't been more novels drawing on London's fascination with Russian oligarchs. But how to write about them without it all seeming a bit Jackie Collins? Vesna Goldsworthy has hit on the perfect solution with her witty novel Gorsky -- Viv Groskop * Spectator *
This is the most enjoyable fiction I've come across this year. Gorsky is engaging and, best of all...manages to cast London in a new and softer light. I defy anyone who revelled in Fitzgerald's original not to have fun with Goldsworthy's attempt to transpose arguably the greatest American novel back to the old world -- Peter Carty * Financial Times *
Written with such narrative elegance that you're led irresistibly on, as with some exquisite dish, from one perfect melting mouthful to the next * Michael Frayn *

About Vesna Goldsworthy

Vesna Goldsworthy comes from Belgrade. She began her writing life as a poet and aged 22 performed her poetry to thirty thousand people at a football stadium. At 24 she moved to the UK and started writing in English, her third language. Her widely-translated books include a prize-winning poetry collection The Angel of Salonika; an internationally bestselling memoir, Chernobyl Strawberries; and the London-based novels Gorsky and Monsieur Ka. A former BBC World Service journalist, she is now an academic and occasional broadcaster.

Additional information

Sku

GOR011337207

ISBN 13

9781784700706

ISBN 10

1784700703

Title

Gorsky by Vesna Goldsworthy

Author

Vesna Goldsworthy

Condition

Used - Like New

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Vintage Publishing

Year published

20150903

Number of pages

288

Prizes

Long-listed for Baileys Womens Prize for Fiction 2016 (UK)

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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins