|
|
Andrei Makine ListingsIf you cannot find what you want on this page, then please use our search feature to search all our listings. Click on Title to view full description
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
Andrei Makine Dreams Of My Russian Summers: A Novel
Touchstone 1998 0684852683 / 9780684852683 Paperback Very Good
"has a remainder mark, tight, some light cover edge handling,() Hailed as extraordinary from coast to coast and winner of both the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Medicis, France's top literary prizes, the national bestseller Dreams of My Russian Summers traces a sentimental journey that embraces many of the dramatic events in Russia during the twentieth century. Here is a poignant story of a Soviet boy's ascent into manhood in the 1960s and 1970s, and his extraordinary affection for his mysterious grandmother who seems to have been there for all the pivotal historical events. This epic tale is full of tenderness and passion, pain and heartbreak: mesmerizing, in every way. ID: mon0000104156"
Price:
7.82 USD
|
|
Add to Shopping Cart |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Andrei Makine Music of a Life: A Novel
Washington Square Press 2004 0743475607 / 9780743475600 Paperback New
"Clean, tight, unmarked, no spine or cover creases.() May 24, 1941: Alexeï Berg, a classical pianist, is set to perform his first solo concert in Moscow. But just before his début, his parents -- his father a renowned playwright, and his mother a famed opera singer -- are exposed for their political indiscretions and held under arrest. With World War II on the brink, and fearing that his own entrapment is not far behind, Alexeï flees to the countryside, assumes the identity of a Soviet soldier, and falls dangerously in love with a general officer's daughter. What follows is a two-decades-long journey through war and peace, love and betrayal, art and artifice -- a rare ensemble in the making of the music of a life. ID: mon0000132468"
Price:
7.82 USD
|
|
Add to Shopping Cart |
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
"Makine, Andrei: Strachan, Geoffrey" Requiem for a Lost Empire: A Novel
Washington Square Press 2003 074345362X / 9780743453622 Paperback New
"Brand New, Paperback, clean, tight, unmarked, no cover or spine creases 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 fortitu... ID: mon0000018005"
Price:
12.91 USD
|
|
Add to Shopping Cart |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
"Makine, Andrei: Strachan, Geoffrey" Requiem for a Lost Empire: A Novel
Washington Square Press 2003 074345362X / 9780743453622 Paperback Like New
"Paperback, Like New, clean, tight, unmarked, no spine or cover creases. (Near Fine) some light cover edge wear() 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 U ID: mon0000047519"
Price:
6.84 USD
|
|
Add to Shopping Cart |
|
|
|
