Marra’s book is set in Chechnya, the disputed Muslim territory. Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader's guide and bonus content from the author. Anthony Marra’s first novel, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, belongs to the second category. Books by this author This bio was last updated on. A story of the transcendent power of love in wartime, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena is a work of sweeping breadth, profound compassion, and lasting significance. Anthony Marra is the New York Times bestselling author of The Tsar of Love and Techno and A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, winner of the National Book Critics Circles John Leonard Prize and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, and longlisted for the National Book Award. But over the course of five extraordinary days, Sonja's world will shift on its axis and reveal the intricate pattern of connections that weaves together the pasts of these three unlikely companions and unexpectedly decides their fate. Weary and overburdened, she has no desire to take on additional risk and responsibility. For Sonja, the arrival of Akhmed and Havaa is an unwelcome surprise. He will seek refuge at the abandoned hospital where the sole remaining doctor, Sonja Rabina, treats the wounded. When their lifelong neighbor Akhmed finds Havaa hiding in the forest with a strange blue suitcase, he makes a decision that will forever change their lives. New York Times Notable Book of the Year In a small rural village in Chechnya, eight-year-old Havaa watches from the woods as Russian soldiers abduct her father in the middle of the night and then set fire to her home.
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