The Aviator

A man wakes up in hospital. He has no idea who he is or how he came to
be there. The doctor tells him his name, but he doesn't remember it. He
remembers nothing.
As memories slowly resurface, he begins to
build a picture of his former life. Russia in the early twentieth
century, the turbulence of the revolution, the aftermath. But how can
this be possible when the pills beside his bed are dated 1999?
In the deft hands of Eugene Vodolazkin, author of the multi award-winning Laurus, The Aviator
paints a vivid, panoramic picture of life in Russia at the beginning of
the twentieth century, richly evoking the sights, sounds and political
turmoil of those days. Reminiscent of the great works of Russian
literature, and shortlisted for the Russian Booker Prize, it cements
Vodolazkin's position as the rising star of Russia's literary scene.