Le Testament Francais

Le Testament Francais

Makine, Andrei

     

бумажная книга



Издательство: Hodder & Stoughton
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
ISBN: 978-0-340-93641-2
Объём: 288 страниц
Обложка: мягкая

A boy grows up bewitched by his French grandmother`s memories of Paris before the Great War. Yet, despite what he also learns of her suffering in the Soviet Union under Stalin, as an adolescent, he finds himself proud to be a Russian. Torn between the two cultures, he eventually makes a choice which has a wholly unexpected outcome. Locked behind the Iron Curtain, a young boy grows up bewitched by his French grandmother`s memories of Paris before the Great War. Yet despite what he also learns of her suffering in the Soviet Union under Stalin and during the Second World War, as an adolescent he finds himself proud to be a Russian. Torn between the two cultures, he eventually makes a choice - which has a wholly unexpected outcome. Capturing the powerful allure of illusion, this unforgettable novel traces a sentimental and intellectual journey that embraces the dramatic history of the twentieth century.