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| January Book Club: Tuesday, 19/01/2010 7-9 p.m. |
Book Introduction:
this astonishing work of French/Russian fiction.
in 2001, and has proved a hit with readers around the world. It explores the role of creativity and self-expression in maintaining human freedom. The term ‘Homo Sovieticus’ was first defined by the philosopher Alexander Zinoviev to illustrate how the communist system created a new species. Makine explores it in great depth throughout this novella.
France since seeking asylum there in 1987 aged thirty. That year he spent a summer sleeping and writing amongst the tombs in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. He now lives simply in a former lunatic asylum in Montmartre and a small farmhouse in the Vendée. Makine writes about his mother country in French and has not returned to Russia. Makine is widely respected around the world, and he has won two of France’s most prestigious awards: the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Médicis, both for Le Testament Français, his fourth book and first major success. A Life’s Music won the Grand Prix RTL-Lire prize. His work is beautifully translated into English by Geoffrey Strachan. |
Title Suggested by Book Lover Irene Siu:
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