What to read during the January vacation of 2027? Sagas, memoirs and prose for children about the Far East.
January break is just around the corner. It's time to think about books that will light up the long winter evenings. We suggest as a master to read the books of the finalists of the Far East Literary Award named after V.K. Arsnaev. All of them deal with the Far East or people related to it.
Long prose.
"The Last Tramp" (16+), Vladimir Lim (Kamchatka Territory).
The story of the Evans family who left the Bolsheviks for the mountain tundra with deer and temples.
"The Year of the Black Monkey" (16+), Elizaveta Rakova (Moscow).
A family saga about the 1990s that brought together several generations of families from Blagoveshchensk.
"Vladimir Arsnaev: "I decided to share the fate of my people" (16+), Amir Khismodinov (Trimursky).
A documentary book about a researcher, traveler, writer.
Short prose.
"Sweet sadness of the heart" (16+), Vyacheslav Vionov (Trans-Baikal Territory).
The book of memories: Cheetah yard, taiga, geological expeditions, meetings with people.
"Team from the Cherdbach camp" (16+), Yuri Zhakotov (Khvarovsk Territory).
north. dogs camp. Prose about people and nature, where every day is a choice.
"The Eternal Song of the Sinner" (16+), Andrei Mukharev (Buriatiya).
A story from the West, where life is not divided into black and white.
Prose for children.
"The Innocent Saint (Neniaminov)" (12+), Tatiana Gladkich (Khvarovsk Territory).
A story about a man who baptized the Far East, built temples and taught people.
"The Horizon Formula" (12+), Elena Panyukina (Taber region).
Prose for children about dreams, distances and the fact that the horizon is not a limit, but an invitation.
"Between sea and land. Lighthouses of Primorye" (12+), Danara Smolininova (Trimursky).
Lighthouses are not just buildings. and landmarks, symbols, stories. Tell us about what helps you stay on track.
We make warm blankets and cocoa. And we are waiting for the winner of the award - he will be announced in December in Moscow.
18+.