The Life of an Unknown Man

The Life of an Unknown Man
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Publisher : Graywolf Press
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 9781555970543
ISBN-13 : 1555970540
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Book Synopsis The Life of an Unknown Man by : Andreï Makine

Download or read book The Life of an Unknown Man written by Andreï Makine and published by Graywolf Press. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deeply moving meditation on memory, history, love, and art by the author of Dreams of My Russian Summers In The Life of an Unknown Man, Andreï Makine explores what truly matters in life through the prism of Russia's past and present. Shutov, a disenchanted writer, revisits St. Petersburg after twenty years of exile in Paris, hoping to recapture his youth. Instead, he meets Volsky, an old man who tells him his extraordinary story: of surviving the siege of Leningrad, the march on Berlin, and Stalin's purges, and of a transcendent love affair. Volsky's life is an inspiration to Shutov -- because for all that he suffered, he knew great happiness. This depth of feeling stands in sharp contrast to the empty lives Shutov encounters in the new Russia, and to his own life, that of just another unknown man . . .


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