My Armenian Friend by Andreï Makine
Set in Siberia in the 1970s during the decline of the Soviet Empire, My Armenian Friend is a story about how one friendship can shift our perspective and irrevocably change our lives.A thoughtful coming-of-age story -- David Mills * Times *
Andreï Makine's most moving novel * Figaro *
My Armenian Friend is full of heartbreak, heroism, cruelty redeemed by friendships that live in
the memory forever, ravishing glimpses of nature, incredible courage. . . and above all, love
One of Makine's best books; a wonderful novel on exile * France Inter *
Vintage Makine: as limpid and beautiful as a deep mountain pool -- Kate McLoughlin, Professor of English Literature, Oxford University
Makine makes the ordinary resonate with meaning and significance, thereby enhancing the reader's life . . . [He] is a stylist of great precision, beautifully rendered by his long-time translator, Geoffrey Strachan * The Tablet *
Russian-born Andreï Makine is the author of Le Testament Francais (Dreams of my Russian Summers) (1995), his fourth novel and the first book to win both the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Medicis. All of Makine's novels have been translated into English by Geoffrey Strachan. Makine was elected to seat 5 of the Académie Française on March 3, 2016, succeeding Assia Djebar.
Geoffrey Strachan is best known for his renderings of the novels of Andreï Makine. He has translated works by Yasmina Reza (author of Art), Elie Wiesel, Jerome Ferrari and Nathacha Appanah. He has won the Scott-Moncrieff Prize (for French translation) and the Schlegel-Tieck Prize (for German translation).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781914495458 |
| ISBN 10 | 1914495454 |
| Title | My Armenian Friend |
| Author | Andre? Makine |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Headline Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2023-11-09 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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