Alex Frishberg was born in Kiev, Ukraine, on May 9, 1963. His family immigrated to St. Louis, Missouri (USA) in 1975, where he received a B.A. in English language and literature from University of Missouri and a J.D. from Washington University School of Law. Prior to relocating to Ukraine in October, 1991, Mr. Frishberg practiced at one of the largest law firms in Washington, D.C. He is the author of two novels, The Steel Barons and Life on the Outpost. Other works include short stories An International Love Affair, Love Notes From Tokyo, Gonta, An Honest Lawyer, The Most Powerful Man in the World, The Killer's Life, among others. All of the publications are also available at http://www.amazon.com/Alex-Frishberg/e/B001JXHCGW.
Set in semi-lawless Kiev in 1990's, The Steel Barons is the story of a thirty year old American lawyer Jack Parker, who gets stranded in Ukraine, where he is befriended by Sergei, a small-time black marketeer. With a loan from Sergei, Jack opens a law office and transforms himself from a naive American to a steel baron with a personal army of ex-KGB mercenaries. Even Lena, Jack's new girlfriend, worries about his growing involvement in the criminal world. When his partner is murdered, Jack is given a choice: sell his interests to a competing Russian steel company or die. Based on real life events.
Título : The Steel Barons
EAN : 9789665817901
Editorial : Alex Frishberg
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