The Little Communist Who Never Smiled by Lola Lafon
A novel telling the true story of Nadia Comaneci, icon of a lost age.
An acrobatic, revealing novel.. Lafon follows in the twirling, ethereal steps of Nadia Comaneci * Télérama *
Lola Lafon reinvents the life of star gymnast Nadia Comaneci ... she writes about the rewriting of history, of an individual story and a collective myth * Livres Hebdo *
A virtuoso blend of documentary and imagination ... startling * Nouvel Observateur *
Enthralling ... Lafon turns Comaneci into a mirror for all the madness directed at the female body * Les Inrockuptibles *
Lyrical, delicate and inspired * Le Figaro *
Lola Lafon reinvents the life of star gymnast Nadia Comaneci ... she writes about the rewriting of history, of an individual story and a collective myth * Livres Hebdo *
A virtuoso blend of documentary and imagination ... startling * Nouvel Observateur *
Enthralling ... Lafon turns Comaneci into a mirror for all the madness directed at the female body * Les Inrockuptibles *
Lyrical, delicate and inspired * Le Figaro *
Lola Lafon is a writer and musician. Born in France, Lafon grew up in Sofia and Bucharest, and now lives in Paris. The Little Communist Who Never Smiled is Lafon's fourth novel; it has been translated into eleven languages and won ten literary prizes in France, including the Prix Ouest-France Etonnants Voyageurs, the Prix Jules Rimet and the Prix Version Femina.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781781255148 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781255148 |
| Title | The Little Communist Who Never Smiled |
| Author | Lola Lafon |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2016-06-23 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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