The turn-around

VOLKOFF, Vladimir

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

The Bodley Head

Turn-around

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Corgi Books

The set-up

Arbor House

Traces the life of the tenth century Russian leader who united his country, looks at the myths surrounding his reign, and assesses his accomplishments

Vladimir, the Russian Viking

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

Abrams Press

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Ilya is the uncouth, uneducated son of ardent Communist workers who becomes a war hero in the Red Army. After the war, however, he experiences a radical conversion to Christianity and becomes a priest, but also eventually a KGB general and Metropolitan of Leningrad. Captivated by the prophecy of Russia s return to Christianity contained in the appearance of the Virgin Mary to a few simple shepherds in Portugal, Ilya decides he must make overtures to the new pontiff in an effort toward ecumenical collaboration that will facilitate the fulfillment of the prophecy. When he leaves for Rome, his KGB superiors plot to have him assassinated, and the Mafia contacts involved also plot the assassination of John Paul. Dostoevsky meets Le Carré in this rich tapestry of intrigue, betrayal, heroism, and faith. L hôte du Pape (2004) is Vladimir Volkoff s next-to-last novel and is, perhaps, his best. It combines Cold War strategizing and hints of the mysterious workings of the Holy Spirit in human affairs. Action takes place primarily in the USSR, Rome, and Portugal, and includes significant flashbacks to World War II. Volkoff takes the skimpy historical details of Pope John Paul I's mysterious death and the equally mysterious death of a Russian prelate in his arms just days before--and fleshes out the story as only a good espionage novelist could do, but with the added dimension of the role that divine providence could have been playing in these events. There is the stuff of a thriller here, but it is a serious novel written in a richly varied style that includes the brutal, coarse argot of the underworld, the allusiveness of an accomplished artist, and the soaring mysticism of the saints.

The Pope s Guest

Literary

Mercer Univ Pr

Vladimir of Russia (960-1015), a prince of Viking origin, founded the Russian State and converted his people to Christianity. This is the first complete biography of his life, based on Russian, Greek, German, Arabic and Icelandic sources. Endowed with exceptional talents as a warrior, diplomat and administrator, Vladimir seized his brother's throne and expanded his rule over the whole of Russia. A shrewd, hospitable and progressive ruler, later to become the benevolent "Red Sun" of Russian folklore, he adopted the Christian faith from the Greeks in 989 and is now recognized as a saint by the Christian churches. Vladimir Volkoff has written several plays and novels and has won the Grand Prix du Roman de l'Academie Francaise, the Prix Chateaubriand and the Prix Jules Verne.

Vladimir the Russian Viking

History

VINE HOUSE DISTRIBUTION

Underdog Appeal

Renaissance Pr

Vladimir the Russian Viking: The Legendary Prince Who Transformed a Nation

Historical

Overlook Books

361pages. in8. broché. Roman d'espionnage où s'affrontent les services spéciaux français, soviétiques et américains. L'auteur du Retournement s'intéresse autant à ses personnages comme êtres de chair, qu'à leur salut éternel, qu'à l'anecdote de leur vie et de leur mort. En même temps, il découvre le parallélisme entre le Renseignement et la Littérature, qui sont l'un comme l'autre affaire de romancier. Volkoff fait ici la psychanalyse et la théologie du champ de l'espionnage, sémiotiquement et sémantiquement très riche.

Le retournement: Roman (French Edition)

Julliard

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