Iron Curtain by Vesna Goldsworthy
One of The New Yorker's Best Books of 2023 East and West collide in a timely and bittersweet tale of loyalty, love, and the siren call of freedom (Rebecca Abrams, Financial Times).
"A wonderful, perfectly pitched novel: full of delightful intrigue and wry insight about the human predicament and its unique tensions" -- William Boyd, author of Trio
"Vesna Goldsworthy’s masterly novel retains the grace and resilience of literary art while wading deep into the most riveting human drama.… Goldsworthy is at once the most impartial and the tenderest of observers, a bold dramatist and a subtle humorist, and she has written a book so full of steel and compassion that it stands glitteringly apart." -- Rachel Cusk, author of Second Place
"Original and memorable.… A profound understanding of the timeless realities of love, betrayal, and the desire for revenge." -- Pat Barker, author of The Women of Troy
"An extraordinary evocation of two wildly contrasted worlds.… Vesna Goldsworthy writes so well!" -- Michael Frayn, author of Skios
"Atmospheric and gloriously vivid.…The pages fly by, and Goldsworthy’s careful scrutiny brings warmth and sympathy to her tale of belonging and betrayal. Tense, brooding and often hilarious, Iron Curtain finds bright sparks as well as bleakness in the cold war’s dying embers." -- James Stuart - Guardian
"Excellent… a comedy of manners that is nevertheless fraught with tension.… Goldsworthy captures the human perspective of life in the cold war superbly and sympathetically." -- Alexander Larman - Observer
"Superb.… The divided continent has been at the heart of countless novels over the decades, but few can have been as cleverly crafted or better told than Vesna Goldsworthy’s Iron Curtain.… Brilliantly written." -- Nick Rennison - Sunday Times
"Vesna Goldsworthy’s masterly novel retains the grace and resilience of literary art while wading deep into the most riveting human drama.… Goldsworthy is at once the most impartial and the tenderest of observers, a bold dramatist and a subtle humorist, and she has written a book so full of steel and compassion that it stands glitteringly apart." -- Rachel Cusk, author of Second Place
"Original and memorable.… A profound understanding of the timeless realities of love, betrayal, and the desire for revenge." -- Pat Barker, author of The Women of Troy
"An extraordinary evocation of two wildly contrasted worlds.… Vesna Goldsworthy writes so well!" -- Michael Frayn, author of Skios
"Atmospheric and gloriously vivid.…The pages fly by, and Goldsworthy’s careful scrutiny brings warmth and sympathy to her tale of belonging and betrayal. Tense, brooding and often hilarious, Iron Curtain finds bright sparks as well as bleakness in the cold war’s dying embers." -- James Stuart - Guardian
"Excellent… a comedy of manners that is nevertheless fraught with tension.… Goldsworthy captures the human perspective of life in the cold war superbly and sympathetically." -- Alexander Larman - Observer
"Superb.… The divided continent has been at the heart of countless novels over the decades, but few can have been as cleverly crafted or better told than Vesna Goldsworthy’s Iron Curtain.… Brilliantly written." -- Nick Rennison - Sunday Times
Vesna Goldsworthy was born in Belgrade and now lives in London. She is the author of six widely translated books, including the best-selling memoir Chernobyl Strawberries and novels Monsieur Ka and Gorsky, which was nominated for the Women’s Prize for Fiction.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781324021728 |
| ISBN 10 | 1324021721 |
| Title | Iron Curtain |
| Author | Vesna Goldsworthy |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2023-02-14 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Prizes | Long-listed for International Dublin Literary Award 2023 |
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