My Life as a Russian Novel
My Life as a Russian Novel
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‘As a writer, Carrère is straight berserk’ Junot Díaz In this non-fiction novel – road trip, confession, and erotic tour de force – Emmanuel Carrère pursues two consuming obsessions: the disappearance of his grandfather amid suspicions that he was a Nazi collaborator in the Second World War;
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My Life as a Russian Novel by Emmanuel Carrère
As a writer, Carrere is straight berserk Junot Diaz In this non-fiction novel road trip, confession, and erotic tour de force Emmanuel Carrere pursues two consuming obsessions: the disappearance of his grandfather amid suspicions that he was a Nazi collaborator in the Second World War;
An elegant, emotional self-examination, full of bleak but truthful insights about the lies and compromises of love * The Times *
This book is very much at the crossroads of writing-as-therapy and the sort of fact-fiction blurring that fans of WG Sebald and Geoff Dyer will appreciate * Independent *
Carrère brings the whole to sharp focus with a few jarring truths and a moment of great beautyYou leave its last pages with a deep appreciation for life * Washington Post *
Emmanuel Carrère has written a work of infinite sorrow, infernal jealousy, and violent passion. My Life as a Russian Novel dazzles * Le Monde *
Brims with ideas and incidents... Gripping and fascinating, an intimate portrait of a complicated man's inner life and his struggles to find some kind of happiness and fulfilment * Guardian *
A captivating memoir that reads like a literary erotic-suspense novel * Boston Globe *
As a writer, Carrère is straight berserk; as a storyteller he is so freakishly talented, so unassuming in grace and power that you only realize the hold he's got on your when you attempt to pull away -- Junot Díaz
He's the best kind of writer, not just a bestseller but a man who is not afraid to leave the comfort zone of his desk, go out into the world, take risks, and get his shoes dirty * Observer *
Excoriating and forcefully intelligent -- Nat Segnit * Times Literary Supplement *
This book is very much at the crossroads of writing-as-therapy and the sort of fact-fiction blurring that fans of WG Sebald and Geoff Dyer will appreciate * Independent *
Carrère brings the whole to sharp focus with a few jarring truths and a moment of great beautyYou leave its last pages with a deep appreciation for life * Washington Post *
Emmanuel Carrère has written a work of infinite sorrow, infernal jealousy, and violent passion. My Life as a Russian Novel dazzles * Le Monde *
Brims with ideas and incidents... Gripping and fascinating, an intimate portrait of a complicated man's inner life and his struggles to find some kind of happiness and fulfilment * Guardian *
A captivating memoir that reads like a literary erotic-suspense novel * Boston Globe *
As a writer, Carrère is straight berserk; as a storyteller he is so freakishly talented, so unassuming in grace and power that you only realize the hold he's got on your when you attempt to pull away -- Junot Díaz
He's the best kind of writer, not just a bestseller but a man who is not afraid to leave the comfort zone of his desk, go out into the world, take risks, and get his shoes dirty * Observer *
Excoriating and forcefully intelligent -- Nat Segnit * Times Literary Supplement *
Emmanuel Carrère is a novelist, journalist, screenwriter and film director. He is the award-winning, internationally renowned author of sixteen books, including V13, Limonov, The Kingdom, 97,196 Words, Yoga and the Sunday Times bestselling The Adversary.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781784705817 |
| ISBN 10 | 1784705810 |
| Title | My Life as a Russian Novel |
| Author | Emmanuel Carr're |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2018-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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