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A Russian Novel

An unsparingly truthful account of love, betrayal, and the traps we set for ourselves, by France's master of psychological suspense In work after work, the critically acclaimed author Emmanuel CarrEre has trained his unblinking gaze on the lives of others as they fight a losing battle with that most fearsome of adversaries'the self. Now, determined to escape the bleak visions of his narratives, he takes on a film project in the heart of Russia while also embarking on a new love affair back home in Paris. But soon enough, the diversion he seeks eludes him, intimacy proves too arduous, and Carrvre is left peering into the dark mirror of his own life. Set in Paris and Kotelnich, a small post-Soviet town, My Life as a Russian Novel traces CarrEre's pursuit of two obsessions'the disappearance of his Russian grandfather and his erotic fascination with a woman he loves but cannot keep from destroying. In prose that is elegant and passionate, CarrEre weaves the strands of his story into a travelogue of a journey inward. Road trip, confession, erotic tour de force'this fearless reckoning illuminates the schemes we devise to evade ourselves and the inevitable payment they exact.

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  • "Recounts the French novelist's struggles to tackle a film project in the post-Soviet town of Kotelnich, solve the disappearance of his grandfather, and maintain an obsessive relationship."
  • "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."
  • "The shocking story of a writer, a descendant who wants to recognize his grandfather, anchoring its roots in a past."
  • "An unsparingly truthful account of love, betrayal, and the traps we set for ourselves, by France's master of psychological suspense In work after work, the critically acclaimed author Emmanuel CarrEre has trained his unblinking gaze on the lives of others as they fight a losing battle with that most fearsome of adversaries'the self. Now, determined to escape the bleak visions of his narratives, he takes on a film project in the heart of Russia while also embarking on a new love affair back home in Paris. But soon enough, the diversion he seeks eludes him, intimacy proves too arduous, and Carrvre is left peering into the dark mirror of his own life. Set in Paris and Kotelnich, a small post-Soviet town, My Life as a Russian Novel traces CarrEre's pursuit of two obsessions'the disappearance of his Russian grandfather and his erotic fascination with a woman he loves but cannot keep from destroying. In prose that is elegant and passionate, CarrEre weaves the strands of his story into a travelogue of a journey inward. Road trip, confession, erotic tour de force'this fearless reckoning illuminates the schemes we devise to evade ourselves and the inevitable payment they exact."@en
  • "In all his work, the critically acclaimed Emmanuel Carrère has trained his unblinking gaze on the lives of others as they fight a losing battle with that most fearsome of adversaries: the self. Now, determined to escape the bleak visions of his narratives, he takes on a film project in the heart of Russia, while also embarking on a new love affair back home in Paris; but soon enough, the diversion he seeks eludes him, intimacy proves too arduous and Carrère is left peering into the dark mirror of his own life. Set in Paris and Kotelnich, a small post-Soviet town, A Russian Novel traces Carrère."@en
  • "L'auteur mène une enquête sur la disparition d'un soldat hongrois en 1944, retrouvé cinquante-six ans plus tard dans un hôpital psychiatrique russe à Kotelnitch. Assimilant cette histoire à la disparition de son grand-père maternel, disparu dans des conditions similaires, il part pour Kotelnitch, où l'assassinat d'une femme et d'un enfant par un fou le replonge dans le monde de la folie."

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  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Powieść francuska"@pl
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Autobiographical fiction"
  • "Psychological fiction"@en
  • "Psychological fiction"
  • "Electronic books"@en

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  • "A Russian Novel"@en
  • "Een Russische roman"
  • "Un roman russe"
  • "Una novela rusa"@es
  • "Ruski roman"@sl
  • "My life as a russian novel a memoir"@en
  • "Una Novel·la russa"@ca
  • "La vita come un romanzo russo"
  • "La vita come un romanzo russo"@it
  • "My life as a Russian novel : a memoir"
  • "Una novela rusa / A Russian Novel"
  • "Una novel·la russa"
  • "Powieść rosyjska"@pl
  • "Una Novela rusa"
  • "My life as a Russian novel"@en
  • "A Russian novel"@en
  • "A Russian novel"

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