Book description
Framed by the 9-day Nagorno-Karabakh conflict of 1994, "The Time of Light" is skilfully weaved from historical narration and tales - tales of war and tales of women - as two men talk. Markus, a former German soldier devastated by the outbreak of this new war, seeks atonement from an…
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In contrast to its title, The Time of Light is well beyond heavy, but I still found it hard to put down, both times I read it.
Rich in beauty but drenched in brutality, it’s an unconventional war story that takes place in a far-flung region that’s been steeped in conflict for centuries.
In 1994 Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan, we meet an aging former German soldier who’d been captured some five decades prior at the Battle of Stalingrad, and who had chosen, upon his eventual release from Soviet captivity, to not return home. His conversations with an Armenian priest pull us heart…
From Dave's list on The best war fiction books that are about much more than war.
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