I'd been to a number of war zones before in my life, but I had never been in one as terrifying as Chechnya. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes chechnya life numb
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I read all of the nonfiction that I could find on Chechnya, and all the while, I was searching for a novel that was set there. I couldn't find a single novel written in English that was set in the period of the two most recent Chechen wars. Anthony Marra chechenchechnyaenglish share on social
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