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Cover of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra

A Constellation of Vital Phenomena

2013·384 pages

Historical Fiction

betrayal bittersweet ensemble cast family dynamics found family grief and loss

In a rural village in December 2004 Chechnya, a failed doctor Akhmed harbors the traumatized 8-year-old daughter of a father abducted by Russian forces and treats a series of wounded rebels and refugees while exploring the shared past that binds him to the child.

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A Constellation of Vital Phenomena

Year

2013

Pages

384

Historical Fiction

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betrayal bittersweet ensemble cast family dynamics found family grief and loss haunting hidden past multiple pov poignant trauma and healing war and conflict

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In a rural village in December 2004 Chechnya, a failed doctor Akhmed harbors the traumatized 8-year-old daughter of a father abducted by Russian forces and treats a series of wounded rebels and refugees while exploring the shared past that binds him to the child.

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