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ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ---- Makine's books are never verbose. The writing is sparse but emotionally powerful. Often looking at Russia with an outsiders gaze (although born in Siberia, Makine lives in Russia but writes in French), these short tales are linked by the characters, constantly in a state of flux as they adjust to a changing Russia. Greg
Andrei Makine was born in Siberia, but writes his novels in French. Le Testament Francais was the winner of the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Medici, and the first novel to win both of these prestigious awards. Geoffrey Strachan is the award-winning translator of Andrei Makine.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ---- Makine's books are never verbose. The writing is sparse but emotionally powerful. Often looking at Russia with an outsiders gaze (although born in Siberia, Makine lives in Russia but writes in French), these short tales are linked by the characters, constantly in a state of flux as they adjust to a changing Russia. Greg
'A poignant, poetically charged picture of a repressive society, leavened only by the freedom and possibilities of love' Mail on Sunday. Mail on Sunday 'Makine's prose is both spare and meditative, and leads us deep into the memories of a world that is now gone' Gillian Slovo, Observer. Observer 'I would rather read Andre Makine than any other novelist of our time ... This new short, beautiful book is as good as anything he has written' Allan Massie, Scotsman. Scotsman
