Requiem for a Lost Empire: A Novel - Couverture souple

Makine, Andrei

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 074345362X ISBN 13 : 9780743453622

Editeur : Washington Square Press, 2003

Synopsis

A nameless, orphaned Russian army doctor is the narrator of Requiem for a Lost Empire, an epic novel that traces three generations of a Russian family through the turbulent political struggles of the twentieth century.
Spanning eight decades --from the October Revolution of 1917 to the Cold War to the fall of Communism --the book follows the narrator's grand-father, Nikolai, a Red Army deserter who seeks peace and isolation in a remote forest village. Years later, his son Pavel will fight in World War II, become a KGB spy, and, like Nikolai, return to his native Caucasus in a vain attempt to escape the increasing tyrannies of the postwar Soviet era. It is here, amidst the raging warfare, espionage, and crushing poverty, where our narrator is born. Sweeping in its scope and heartbreaking in its truths, Requiem for a Lost Empire is both a harrowing history of the Soviet Union and a loving tribute to the fortitude of its people.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Andreï Makine was born in 1958 in the former Soviet Union. In 1987 he emigrated to France, where he still lives. He is the author of six novels including, most recently, Music of a Life and Dreams of My Russian Summers, which won France's prestigious Goncourt and Médicis prizes in 1995.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Washington Square Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 074345362X
• ISBN 13: 9780743453622
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
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