The Circus and the Atom

The Circus and the Atom

By Joseph Howse

Pages

310

Rating

Year

2025

FictionLiterary FictionUkraine

Description

New Year 1988/1989: A theatre student, a taxi driver, a partisan, and a crook join a detective's family in Kiev for an ill-fated reunion. They and the Soviet nation face a violent reckoning as old secrets and fugitive hopes emerge.

Endorsements

Winner of the Best of Novel prize in the 2025 Sunspot Literary Journal Solar Flare Contest

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