| Edition |
1st U.S. ed. |
| Description |
276 pages ; 22 cm |
| Note |
"Originally published in France in 2007 under the title Un Roman russe"--Title page verso. |
| Summary |
In this memoir, acclaimed French novelist Carrère turns his critical eye on himself, recounting a disappointing documentary-film endeavor and a deteriorating romance. The discovery of a Hungarian prisoner of war brings Carrère to the tiny post-Soviet town of Kotelnich, but the dead-end story crushes his hopes for an interesting film project. Though rural Kotelnich is hopelessly dull, Carrère decides to stay. He'll cover the town's poor, hard-working residents, including a bodybuilder who helps reform wayward young men and a local girl aspiring to be the next Britney Spears. More important, he'll look into the mysterious disappearance of his Russian grandfather. Hand-in-hand in this torturous Russian saga is Carrère's romantic crisis with fiancée Sophie, a young woman in love with the author but so cowed by his moods and self-absorption that she took another lover and lied outrageously about it, compounding Carrère's emotional paranoia. |
| Subject |
Carrère, Emmanuel, 1957-
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Carrère, Emmanuel, 1957- -- Travel.
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Carrère, Emmanuel, 1957- -- Relations with women.
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Documentary films -- Production and direction -- Russia (Federation) -- Kotelʹnich.
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Kotelʹnich (Russia) -- Social conditions -- 2001-2010.
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Kotelʹnich (Russia) -- Economic conditions -- 2001-2010.
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Carrère, Emmanuel, 1957- (OCoLC)fst00101772
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Documentary films -- Production and direction.
(OCoLC)fst00896089
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Economic history. (OCoLC)fst00901974
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Relations with women. (OCoLC)fst01354410
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Social conditions (OCoLC)fst01919811
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Travel. (OCoLC)fst01155558
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Russia (Federation) -- Kotelʹnich.
(OCoLC)fst01285561
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| Chronological Term |
2001 - 2010
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| Added Title |
Roman russe. English
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| ISBN |
9780805087550 (hc) |
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0805087559 (hc) |
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