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Last Dance at the Discotheque for Deviants

By: Paul David Gould
Narrated by: Alexander Terentyev, Tom Prior
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Summary

The venue was the canteen block of the Red Hammer Cement Works. It was the usual set-up: way out of town, secretive directions to get there, and disco lights blazing…

Moscow, 1993. The end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union have brought unimaginable change to Russia. With this change come new freedoms: freedom to travel abroad and to befriend Westerners, freedom to make money, and even the freedom for an underground gay scene to take root.

Encouraged by the new climate of openness, twenty-one-year-old Kostya ventures out of the closet and resolves to pursue his dreams: to work in the theatre and to find love as his idol Tchaikovsky never could. Those dreams, however, lead to tragedy – not only for Kostya, but for his mother and for the two young men he loves, as all three face up to the ways they have betrayed him.

Last Dance at the Discotheque for Deviants is both a gripping mystery and a poignant, very human tale of people beset by forces beyond their control, in a world where all the old certainties have crumbled and it’s far from clear what will eventually take their place.

©2023 Paul David Gould (P)2023 Audible Ltd. Genre Fiction Historical LGBTQIA+ Creators Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Fiction Russia Cold War
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We asked Paul David Gould to tell us more about what inspired him to write Last Dance at the Discotheque for Deviants, a gripping mystery that also tells a poignant tale of betrayal. At the centre of the story is 21-year-old Kostya, who emboldened by the changing face of Moscow in 1993, ventures out of the closet and towards his dreams...

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I am going to delete this very moving story, it depresses me so much to realise how little we gave gained

Deeply moving and disturbing

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Not my usual style of book but something about it drew me in and I'm so glad it did. I like the way it is written in diary style and the Russian attitudes towards homosexuality (at that time) made my blood boil; I really felt for the characters. Gave performance 4 stars as the 'English' boy's accent was a bit odd but otherwise good.

Very satisfied customer!

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Perfect narration gives piquance and depth to a well written tale of lightness and dark; an adventure into exploration of what was taboo in Russia and rampantly free in other countries. Switching between the then and now of Glasnost. Revealing the grief and joy of love.

ENJOYED IT



Light and Dark

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Excellent story, great performance, highly recommended! It is good to understand gay life from a Russian perspective.

Brilliant

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Shame and stigma. Fear and prejudice. Love and desire. Life for gay men living in Russia in the 1990’s and what a fascinating story the author has written. Not what I was expecting. No spoilers but wow, what a great listen. Excellent narration

Characters who connect with the listener

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