Music of a Life: A Novel - Softcover

Makine, Andrei

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0743475607 ISBN 13: 9780743475600

Publisher: Washington Square Press, 2004

Synopsis

May 24, 1941: Alexeï Berg, a classical pianist, is set to perform his first solo concert in Moscow. But just before his début, his parents -- his father a renowned playwright, and his mother a famed opera singer -- are exposed for their political indiscretions and held under arrest. With World War II on the brink, and fearing that his own entrapment is not far behind, Alexeï flees to the countryside, assumes the identity of a Soviet soldier, and falls dangerously in love with a general officer's daughter. What follows is a two-decades-long journey through war and peace, love and betrayal, art and artifice -- a rare ensemble in the making of the music of a life.

About this title

About the Author:

AndreÏ Makine was born in 1958 in the former Soviet Union. In 1987 he emigrated to France, where he still lives. He is the author of six novels including, most recently, Requiem for a Lost Empire and Dreams of My Russian Summers, which won France's prestigious Goncourt and Médicis prizes in 1995.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

About this edition

• Publisher: Washington Square Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0743475607
• ISBN 13: 9780743475600
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128