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My Armenian Friend

Af: Andrei Makine Engelsk Paperback

My Armenian Friend

Af: Andrei Makine Engelsk Paperback
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''Powerful, poignant, perfectly-pitched . . . It''s a short tale of great significance. I found it unforgettable. . . a fine piece of writing'' Michael Palin

In this inspiring story, Andreï Makine looks back on a childhood friendship which changed his life. Set in 1970s Siberia, in the declining years of the Soviet Empire, My Armenian Friend offers a poignant evocation of ordinary lives as well as a window into Makine''s own evolution as a writer.

In an orphan school, a young Russian boy befriends Vardan, an Armenian child who, because mature and sensitive, is tormented by schoolyard bullies. When the Russian boy meets Vardan''s Armenian family, he falls under their spell. In his eyes, their home is a kingdom transported from afar, which is adorned, aromatic, and beautiful despite how little the family possesses. Their neighbourhood is in a place of exile but is one of community, made up of former prisoners, exhausted adventurers and others who have been uprooted from their homes. As he grows closer to Vardan, the Russian boy learns to recognise a people forced indefinitely to live on the margins, but who, despite persecution, hold on to their culture and cherish the memories they have of their homeland and its history. Even in a brutally inhospitable Siberia, they recreate a transformative "kingdom of Armenia".

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''Powerful, poignant, perfectly-pitched . . . It''s a short tale of great significance. I found it unforgettable. . . a fine piece of writing'' Michael Palin

In this inspiring story, Andreï Makine looks back on a childhood friendship which changed his life. Set in 1970s Siberia, in the declining years of the Soviet Empire, My Armenian Friend offers a poignant evocation of ordinary lives as well as a window into Makine''s own evolution as a writer.

In an orphan school, a young Russian boy befriends Vardan, an Armenian child who, because mature and sensitive, is tormented by schoolyard bullies. When the Russian boy meets Vardan''s Armenian family, he falls under their spell. In his eyes, their home is a kingdom transported from afar, which is adorned, aromatic, and beautiful despite how little the family possesses. Their neighbourhood is in a place of exile but is one of community, made up of former prisoners, exhausted adventurers and others who have been uprooted from their homes. As he grows closer to Vardan, the Russian boy learns to recognise a people forced indefinitely to live on the margins, but who, despite persecution, hold on to their culture and cherish the memories they have of their homeland and its history. Even in a brutally inhospitable Siberia, they recreate a transformative "kingdom of Armenia".

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 176
ISBN-13: 9781914495458
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1914495454
Kategori: Russia: Siberian District
Udg. Dato: 9 nov 2023
Længde: 16mm
Bredde: 197mm
Højde: 128mm
Forlag: Headline Publishing Group
Oplagsdato: 9 nov 2023
Forfatter(e): Andrei Makine
Forfatter(e) Andrei Makine

Kategori Russia: Siberian District

ISBN-13 9781914495458

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 176

Udgave

Længde 16mm

Bredde 197mm

Højde 128mm

Udg. Dato 9 nov 2023

Oplagsdato 9 nov 2023

Forlag Headline Publishing Group

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