2005, ISBN: 9781628721164

Every summer, young Andrei visits his grandmother, Charlotte Lemmonier, whom he loves dearly. In a dusty village overlooking the vast Russian steppes, she captivates her grandson and the … More...

Every summer, young Andrei visits his grandmother, Charlotte Lemmonier, whom he loves dearly. In a dusty village overlooking the vast Russian steppes, she captivates her grandson and the other children of the village with wondrous tales-watching Proust play tennis in Neuilly, Tsar Nicholas II's visit to Paris, French president Felix Faure dying in the arms of his mistress. But from his mysterious grandmother, Andrei also learns of a Russia he has never known: a country of famine and misery, brut Every summer, young Andrei visits his grandmother, Charlotte Lemmonier, whom he loves dearly. In a dusty village overlooking the vast Russian steppes, she captivates her grandson and the other children of the village with wondrous tales-watching Proust play tennis in Neuilly, Tsar Nicholas II's visit to Paris, French president Felix Faure dying in the arms of his mistress. But from his mysterious grandmother, Andrei also learns of a Russia he has never known: a country of famine and misery, brutal injustice, and the hopeless chaos of war. Enthralled, he weaves her stories into his own secret universe of memory and dream. She creates for him a vivid portrait of the France of her childhood, a distant Atlantis far more elegant, carefree, and stimulating than Russia in the 1970s and 80s. Her warm, artful memories of her homeland and of books captivate Andrei. Absorbed in this vision, he becomes an outsider in his own country, and eventually a restless traveler around Europe. Dreams of My Russian Summers is an epic full of passion and tenderness, pain and heartbreak, mesmerizing in every way. Literary, Fiction & Literature, Dreams of My Russian Summers~~ Andrei Makine, Geoffrey Strachan~~Literary~~Fiction & Literature~~9781628721164, en, Dreams of My Russian Summers, Andrei Makine, Geoffrey Strachan, 9781628721164, Arcade Publishing, 05/15/2011, , , , Arcade Publishing, 05/15/2011<

ISBN: 9781628721164

Every summer, young Andrei visits his grandmother, Charlotte Lemmonier, whom he loves dearly. In a dusty village overlooking the vast Russian steppes, she captivates her grandson and the … More...

Every summer, young Andrei visits his grandmother, Charlotte Lemmonier, whom he loves dearly. In a dusty village overlooking the vast Russian steppes, she captivates her grandson and the other children of the village with wondrous tales—watching Proust play tennis in Neuilly, Tsar Nicholas II’s visit to Paris, French president Felix Faure dying in the arms of his mistress. But from his mysterious grandmother, Andrei also learns of a Russia he has never known: a country of famine and misery, brutal injustice, and the hopeless chaos of war. Enthralled, he weaves her stories into his own secret universe of memory and dream. She creates for him a vivid portrait of the France of her childhood, a distant Atlantis far more elegant, carefree, and stimulating than Russia in the 1970s and ‘80s. Her warm, artful memories of her homeland and of books captivate Andrei. Absorbed in this vision, he becomes an outsider in his own country, and eventually a restless traveler around Europe. Dreams of My Russian Summers is an epic full of passion and tenderness, pain and heartbreak, mesmerizing in every way. Digital Content>E-books>Fiction>Fiction>Literary Fict, Arcade Digital >16<

ISBN: 9781628721164

Every summer, young Andrei visits his grandmother, Charlotte Lemmonier, whom he loves dearly. In a dusty village overlooking the vast Russian steppes, she captivates her grandson and the … More...

Every summer, young Andrei visits his grandmother, Charlotte Lemmonier, whom he loves dearly. In a dusty village overlooking the vast Russian steppes, she captivates her grandson and the other children of the village with wondrous taleswatching Proust play tennis in Neuilly, Tsar Nicholas II’s visit to Paris, French president Felix Faure dying in the arms of his mistress. But from his mysterious grandmother, Andrei also learns of a Russia he has never known: a country of famine and misery, brutal injustice, and the hopeless chaos of war. Enthralled, he weaves her stories into his own secret universe of memory and dream. She creates for him a vivid portrait of the France of her childhood, a distant Atlantis far more elegant, carefree, and stimulating than Russia in the 1970s and 80s. Her warm, artful memories of her homeland and of books captivate Andrei. Absorbed in this vision, he becomes an outsider in his own country, and eventually a restless traveler around Europe. Dreams of My Russian Summers is an epic full of passion and tenderness, pain and heartbreak, mesmerizing in every way. FICTION,Literary, eBooks.com<

2011, ISBN: 9781628721164

Translator: Strachan, Geoffrey, Arcade, Kindle Edition, 292 Seiten, Publiziert: 2011-05-15T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 717448, Cultural Heritage, Hi… More...

Translator: Strachan, Geoffrey, Arcade, Kindle Edition, 292 Seiten, Publiziert: 2011-05-15T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 717448, Cultural Heritage, Historical, Genre Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Subjects, Books, Political, Coming of Age, Literary, Literary Fiction, Kindle eBooks, Categories, Kindle Store, Contemporary Fiction, French, Historical Fiction, Russian, Specialty Stores, English Language Store, Word Wise Enabled, v3 Testing Node2, Format: Kindle eBook, Arcade, 2011<

ISBN: 9781628721164

A New York Times Notable Book and winner of the Boston Review Fiction Prize: "[One of the] great novels of this century." (Donald Newlove, The Philadelphia Inquirer)Hailed as extraordinar… More...

A New York Times Notable Book and winner of the Boston Review Fiction Prize: "[One of the] great novels of this century." (Donald Newlove, The Philadelphia Inquirer)Hailed as extraordinary from coast to c A New York Times Notable Book and winner of the Boston Review Fiction Prize: "[One of the] great novels of this century." (Donald Newlove, The Philadelphia Inquirer)Hailed as extraordinary from coast to c, Arcade Publishing<