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Lovable oddballs: Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv, by Andrey Kurkov, reviewed

On the anniversary of Hendrix’s death, ageing hippies gather in Lviv to perform a bizarre ritual by a grave marked with his name

Andrey Kurkov.
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  • Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv

    Andrey Kurkov, translated by Reuben Woolley

    Quercus, pp. 400, £16

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