The Faraway Mountains (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781592113170)

The first part of this novel follows the adventures of three young friends during a memorable last mountain climbing trip to a remote area of a country under the control of a ruthless authoritarian regime. During their journey, the young men have to cope with:

A second story, intertwined with the first one, focuses on a brilliant young pianist and his ill-fated quest for freedom. Urban life, in the dreary capital where the young men regularly reside, is the focus of the second part of the novel, when the friends begin to go their own separate ways and come to terms with their very different future prospects. The challenges of life in the capital, which include run-ins with feral dog packs and the secret police, are very different than those faced in the mountains, but not less dangerous. Ultimately, this is a book about friendship, the noble, irreverent and indomitable aspects of the human condition, as well as a dark chapter in recent human history, and the various ways in which different people cope with difficult and unfair conditions.

It is an often hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking exploration of the absurdities of life under an increasingly erratic dictatorship which is gradually losing its grip on the people it could never fully control.

Author: Radu Guiasu
ISBN-10: 1592113176
ISBN-13: 9781592113170
Publisher: Addison & Highsmith
Language: English
Published: 11/07/2023
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.37w x 0.59d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/16/2023
Foreword 10/27/2023