makine andrei translated geoffrey strachan (23 résultats)

Hard cover. Etat : Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 256 p. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name HC 229.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. First American Edition.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good-. First Printing. Dust jacket has a bit of fading.

Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 1st Edition. A new book in a new, mylar protected DJ. 1st edition. Illustrated; 8vo., 249 pages. 0.0 0.0 0.0.

Etat : Fine unmarked. 6th printing. National bestseller about a Russian boy's journey to manhood, winner of France's top literary prizes. Bright clean tight unread PB copy. 5-1/4 x 8, 241 pp, reading group guide. TradeTrade PB in color-illus wraps.

Hardcover. Etat : Like New. Etat de la jaquette : Like New. Sean McDonald (Jacket Design); Bruno Hausch (Jacket Photo); Jacques Sassier/Gallimard (Author Photo); API (Design) (illustrateur). 1st North American Edition/2nd Printing. 241 pp. Clean, fresh copy and dj with very light shelf wear, crisp pages and clean text. Ex-David McAllister Library-Book with all the typical signs (stamps, stickers, and envelopes, etc.).

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good, Not Price Clipped. Third Printing. Some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; winner of the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Medicis. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "In 2001 Makine began secretively publishing as "Gabriel Osmonde", a total of four novels over ten years, the last appearing in 2011. It was a French literary mystery and many speculated about who Osmonde might be. Finally in 2011 a scholar noticed Osmonde's book 20,000 femmes dans la vie d'un homme had been inspired by Makine's Dreams of My Russian Summers and Makine confirmed that he was the author. Explaining why he used a pseudonym he said, "I wanted to create someone who lived far from the hurly-burly of the world". [1]" (from Wikipedia) 1st North American Edition; 1st Printing.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : very good +. First printing. 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches. 207 pages. Condition of the book is Near Fine, looks new on all points. Dust jacket is Very Good+, very light surface wear. STK.

Pictorial Card. Etat : VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). No Jacket. First Edition of This Edition. Browned page edges. POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED! (UK ONLY!).Please e-mail for further details. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Not Signed or Inscribed.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. pp.(vi)+249. 21.5cm.Hard cover in dust jacket. Spine slightly cocked. A good clean copy. (A novel 'Spanning forty years of Africa's past as a battleground between East and West').

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First Edition in English. First impression of the first edition in English, with full number-string sequence including the no. "1": 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 on the printer's page. Translated from the Russian by Geoffrey Strachan. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with silver titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked. Edges of boards just slightly rubbed. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Page block edges clean. Just a very small edge nick to page 135/6. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages bright. No foxing. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine colour-illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £16.99. No creases, chips or tears. Dustwrapper clean and bright. ***224mm x 138mm. 163 pages. ***'During World War II Ivan Demilov is made a Hero of the Soviet Union, the Red Army's highest award for bravery, and an honour that secures him both society's respect and some modest privileges. But by the time perestroika dawns in the Eighties, the glory of Soviet victory has faded from the collective memory and Ivan begins to lose his way in the new, forward-looking climate. ***In contrast, Ivan's daughter Olya appears to be thriving: as an interpreter with the Moscow International Trade Centre she has access to a prosperous, metropolitan lifestyle far beyond her parent's dreams. But Olya's work is not all it seems, and she slowly begins to realise that for her the price of success may be higher than she is willing to pay.' ***'Masterly' Paul Bailey, Independent Books of the Year - Review quote about A Life's Music. (Quote and review quote taken from the dustwrapper). ***'Andrei Sergeevich Makin is a French novelist. He also publishes under the pseudonym Gabriel Osmonde. Andreï Makine was born in Krasnoyarsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on 10 Sep 1957 and grew up in the city of Penza about 700 kilometres (435 mi) south-east of Moscow. As a boy, having acquired familiarity with France and its language from his French-born grandmother (it is not certain whether Makine had a French grandmother; in later interviews, he claimed to have learned French from a friend), he wrote poems in both French and his native Russian. In 1987, he went to France as a member of a teacher's exchange program and decided to stay. He was granted political asylum and was determined to make a living as a writer in French. However, Makine had to present his first manuscripts as translations from Russian to overcome publishers' skepticism that a newly arrived exile could write so fluently in a second language. Makine's novels include "Dreams of My Russian Summers" (1995) which won two top French awards, the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Médicis. He was elected to seat 5 of the Académie Française on 3 March 2016, succeeding Assia Djebar.' (Wiki) ***First impression of the first UK edition, and first edition in English, in its original dustwrapper in near fine condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First Edition in English. First impression of the first edition in English, with full number-string sequence including the no. "1": 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 on the printer's page. Translated from the Russian by Geoffrey Strachan. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with silver titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked. Edges of boards just slightly rubbed. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Page block edges clean. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages bright. No foxing. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine colour-illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £16.99. No creases, chips or tears. Dustwrapper clean and bright. ***224mm x 138mm. 163 pages. ***'During World War II Ivan Demilov is made a Hero of the Soviet Union, the Red Army's highest award for bravery, and an honour that secures him both society's respect and some modest privileges. But by the time perestroika dawns in the Eighties, the glory of Soviet victory has faded from the collective memory and Ivan begins to lose his way in the new, forward-looking climate. ***In contrast, Ivan's daughter Olya appears to be thriving: as an interpreter with the Moscow International Trade Centre she has access to a prosperous, metropolitan lifestyle far beyond her parent's dreams. But Olya's work is not all it seems, and she slowly begins to realise that for her the price of success may be higher than she is willing to pay.' ***'Masterly' Paul Bailey, Independent Books of the Year - Review quote about A Life's Music. (Quote and review quote taken from the dustwrapper). ***'Andrei Sergeevich Makin is a French novelist. He also publishes under the pseudonym Gabriel Osmonde. Andreï Makine was born in Krasnoyarsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on 10 Sep 1957 and grew up in the city of Penza about 700 kilometres (435 mi) south-east of Moscow. As a boy, having acquired familiarity with France and its language from his French-born grandmother (it is not certain whether Makine had a French grandmother; in later interviews, he claimed to have learned French from a friend), he wrote poems in both French and his native Russian. In 1987, he went to France as a member of a teacher's exchange program and decided to stay. He was granted political asylum and was determined to make a living as a writer in French. However, Makine had to present his first manuscripts as translations from Russian to overcome publishers' skepticism that a newly arrived exile could write so fluently in a second language. Makine's novels include "Dreams of My Russian Summers" (1995) which won two top French awards, the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Médicis. He was elected to seat 5 of the Académie Française on 3 March 2016, succeeding Assia Djebar.' (Wiki) ***First impression of the first UK edition, and first edition in English, in its original dustwrapper in near fine condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardback. Etat : As new. Etat de la jaquette : As new. First US edition. First US edition. 8vo. Pp. viii, 130. Quarter-bound charcoal grey cloth over silver-grey paper-covered boards, stamped in red foil to spine; red endpapers. Deckled fore-edge. Illustrated dustwrapper printed in red and black (priced $21.95 to front flap). Translated from the French by Geoffrey Strachan. Originally published by Belfond in 1992 as Confession d'un porte-drapeau déchu. Author's second novel. A poignant evocation of a Soviet childhood in a little dormitory town near Leningrad after the war. A Russian émigré in France since 1987, Makine had to present his first manuscripts as translations from his mother tongue to overcome publishers' scepticism over his near-faultless French as a newly arrived exile. The author grew up bilingual thanks to an elderly French nanny who took care of him since the age of four. Recipient of the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Médicis for Dreams of My Russian Summers (1995), Makine was elected to the Académie française in March 2016, succeeding the late Assia Djebar. "[A] master word-painter. [Confessions of a Fallen Standard-Bearer]. has the panoramic sweep of the great Russian novels of the 19th century." -David Robson, Sunday Telegraph. 298.

1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 184pp, text clean and tight, signed by the author on title page with no further inscriptions, Fine / Fine dustwrapper, not price-clipped. ISBN: 0340831251.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. First English Translation Edition / First Print (number line on copyright page 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1). First published in french text, 1990. Hardback copy in black boards with silver gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 163pp. Not library copy, no inscriptions. (41/3).

Hardback. Etat : As new. Etat de la jaquette : As new. First edition in English. First edition in English. Large 8vo. 252pp. Quarter-bound black cloth over red paper-covered boards, lettered in gilt to spine; red endpapers. Translated from the French by Geoffrey Strachan. Originally published in 2000 by Mercure de France as Requiem pour l'Est. Author's sixth novel. A multi-generational saga spanning eight decades - from the October Revolution of 1917 to the Cold War era and onwards to the fall of Communism - narrated by a nameless, Russian army doctor. A Russian émigré in France since 1987, Makine had to present his first manuscripts as translations from his mother tongue to overcome publishers' scepticism over his near-faultless French as a newly arrived exile. The author grew up bilingual thanks to an elderly French nanny who took care of him since the age of four. Recipient of the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Médicis for Dreams of My Russian Summers (1995), Makine was elected to the Académie française in March 2016, succeeding the late Assia Djebar. "[A] worthy lyrical addition to Makine's Proustian tapestry depicting a vanished country's deeply conflicted past and present." -Kirkus Reviews. 547.

Cloth. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine DJ. First UK edition. Small tear to top of spine. Slight chipping to dj.

Hardback. Etat : As new. Etat de la jaquette : As new. First edition in English. First edition in English. 8vo., [vi], 136pp. Publisher's black cloth boards, titled in silver to spine. Illustrated dustwrapper printed in black. Signed and dated by the Author to title page. Translated from the French by Geoffrey Strachan. Originally published by Belfond in 1992 as Confession d'un porte-drapeau déchu. Author's second novel. A poignant evocation of a Soviet childhood in a little dormitory town near Leningrad after the war. A Russian émigré in France since 1987, Makine had to present his first manuscripts as translations from his mother tongue to overcome publishers' scepticism over his near-faultless French as a newly arrived exile. The author grew up bilingual thanks to an elderly French nanny who took care of him since the age of four. Recipient of the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Médicis for Dreams of My Russian Summers (1995), Makine was elected to the Académie française in March 2016, succeeding the late Assia Djebar. "[A] master word-painter. [Confessions of a Lapsed Standard-Bearer]. has the panoramic sweep of the great Russian novels of the 19th century." -David Robson, Sunday Telegraph. 283. signed.

Hardback. Etat : As new. Etat de la jaquette : Near fine. First edition in English. First edition in English. 8vo. Pp. [vii], 247. Quarter-bound black cloth over yellow paper boards, stamped in gilt to spine; red endpapers. Deckled fore-edges. Signed by Author to title page. Dustwrapper spine lightly tanned, panel edges slightly creased and pulled, else Fine. Translated from the French by Geoffrey Strachan. Originally published by Mercure de France in 1998, as Le crime d'Olga Arbélina. Author's third book to appear in English. In the summer of 1947 in a sleepy French town, an elegant beauty rumoured to be a member of the royal family is accused of the murder of a fellow Russian émigré. Himself, a Russian émigré in France since 1987, Makine had to present his first manuscripts as translations from his mother tongue to overcome publishers' scepticism over his near-faultless French as a newly arrived exile. The author grew up bilingual thanks to an elderly French nanny who took care of him since the age of four. Makine was elected to the Académie française in March 2016, succeeding the late Assia Djebar. "Structured like a crime novel, but told in the language of a poet." -Figaro littéraire. 609. signed.

Hardback. Etat : As new. Etat de la jaquette : As new. First edition in English. First edition in English. 8vo. Pp. viii, 209. Quarter-bound tan cloth over maroon paper-covered boards, lettered in silver to spine; deckled fore-edges. Signed by Author to title page. Translated from the French by Geoffrey Strachan. Originally published in 1994 by Éditions du Félin as Au temps du fleuve Amour. Author's second novel and the first to be published in English. A Publishers Weekly Best Book for 1998. Three teenage boys in a 1970s Siberian settlement now on its last legs become enamoured with French films, matinée idol Jean-Paul Belmondo, and the idea of falling in love. A Russian émigré in France since 1987, Makine had to present his first manuscripts as translations from his mother tongue to overcome publishers' scepticism over his near-faultless French as a newly arrived exile. The author grew up bilingual thanks to an elderly French nanny who took care of him since the age of four. Recipient of the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Médicis for Dreams of My Russian Summers (1995), Makine was elected to the Académie française in March 2016, succeeding the late Assia Djebar. "An accomplished, affecting work, psychologically complex, written in a lyrical, sparely impassioned prose that serves as a kind of magnifying glass on a fabulously exotic experience." -Richard Bernstein, New York Times. 549. signed.

One Quarter Leather. Etat : Fine. Vladimir Zimakov (illustrateur). Limited Edition. Folio, 9.75" x 13.5." Quarter red leather over silver silken boards, grey spine lettering. Printed letterpress on Rives paper in Van Dijck type. Grey endpapers. Housed in red silk slipcase, clamshell, inside lined with floral decorated silk; leather label to the case. The edition is limited to 90 copies for sale with 10 copies for the participants. This is copy 52. There are eight full-page two- or three-color illustrations and eight chapter opening line drawings by Vladimir Zimakov. Signed by the author, translator and artist. Designed, printed and bound by Peggy Gotthold and Lawrence Van Velzer at Foolscap Press. A fine copy. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Signed by Author/ Illustrator. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. First Edition. Folio. Quarter red leather over silver silken boards, grey spine lettering, housed in a red slipcase clamshell, the inside lined with floral decorated silk, with a leather label to the box spine. Designed, printed and bound at Foolscap Press by Lawrence G. Van Velzer and Peggy Gotthold. The Paper is Velata, mouldmade by Magnani in Italy, and the type is Van Dijck, printed letterpress. Limited to 100 copies, this being no. 53, signed by the author, translator, and artist. Fine copy, new from publisher and still in the paper wrapping.