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Limonov
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TELEGRAPH BOOKS OF THE YEAR and OBSERVER BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014Limonov is not a fictional character, but he could have been. He’s lived a hundred lives. He was a hoodlum in Ukraine, an idol of the Soviet underground, punk-poet and valet to a billionaire in Manhattan, fashion writer in Paris, lost soldier in the Balkans, and now, in the chaos after the fall of communism a charismatic party leader of a gang of political desperados. Limonov sees himself as a hero, but he is also a bastard. Carrere suspends judgment. Carrère decided to write about Limonov because he thought “that his life, romantic and reckless, tells us something, not just about Limonov or Russia, but the story of all of us after the end of World War II.”
Additional information
| Weight | 0.26 kg |
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| Dimensions | 2 × 13 × 19.8 cm |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Language | |
| Pages | 352 |
| Publisher | |
| Year Published | 2015-10-29 |
| Imprint | |
| Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
| ISBN 10 | 1846148219 |
| Review Quote | He's the best kind of writer, not just a bestseller but a man who is not afraid to leave the comfort zone of his desk, go out into the world, take risks, and get his shoes dirty … His "non-fiction novel", Limonov, has two explicit modes – part adventure story, part cultural-historical analysis … it is about Carrère's exploration of himself, his Russian heritage, and what it means to be a European after the second world war, especially since the end of the cold war |
| Other text | I loved Limonov by Emmanuel Carrère, which happens to be a book about a Russian guy. Like all of Carrère's work it's a sort of masterclass in creative writing |
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