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Locked behind the Iron Curtain, a young boy grows up bewitched by his French grandmother''s memories of Paris before the Great War. Yet despite what he also learns of her suffering in the Soviet Union under Stalin and during the Second World War, as an adolescent he finds himself proud to be a Russian. Torn between the two cultures, he eventually makes a choice - which has a wholly unexpected outcome.

Capturing the powerful allure of illusion, this unforgettable novel traces a sentimental and intellectual journey that embraces the dramatic history of the twentieth century.



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A superb novel about fantasy and reality...It is Makine's achievement to convey the essential, with economy, grace and beauty * Scotsman *
Great literature, necessary and profound * Independent *
He communicates brilliantly the exquisite agony of nostalgia * Literary Review *
Beautifully written...A deceptively profound novel. Makine's wonderful economy of image and phrase convey far more than one could think possible about the Russian soul * Daily Telegraph *

Le Testament Francais

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    A Paperback / softback by Andreï Makine, Geoffrey Strachan, Andrei Makine

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      Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
      Published 28 December 2006
      ISBN-13 9780340936412
      978-0340936412
      ISBN-10 034093641X
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      Contemporary Fiction Historical Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Locked behind the Iron Curtain, a young boy grows up bewitched by his French grandmother''s memories of Paris before the Great War. Yet despite what he also learns of her suffering in the Soviet Union under Stalin and during the Second World War, as an adolescent he finds himself proud to be a Russian. Torn between the two cultures, he eventually makes a choice - which has a wholly unexpected outcome.

      Capturing the powerful allure of illusion, this unforgettable novel traces a sentimental and intellectual journey that embraces the dramatic history of the twentieth century.



      Trade Review
      A superb novel about fantasy and reality...It is Makine's achievement to convey the essential, with economy, grace and beauty * Scotsman *
      Great literature, necessary and profound * Independent *
      He communicates brilliantly the exquisite agony of nostalgia * Literary Review *
      Beautifully written...A deceptively profound novel. Makine's wonderful economy of image and phrase convey far more than one could think possible about the Russian soul * Daily Telegraph *

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