My armenian friend
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Set in Siberia in the 1970s during the decline of the Soviet Empire, My Armenian Friend is a story about how one friendship can shift our perspective and irrevocably change our lives.
'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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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 09 november 2023
Aantal pagina's: 176
Hoofdauteur: Andrei Makine
Hoofduitgeverij: Mountain Leopard Press
Eerste Vertaler: Geoffrey Strachan
Product breedte: 128 mm
Product hoogte: 16 mm
Product lengte: 196 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 128 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 13 mm
Verpakking lengte: 197 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 163 g
EAN: 9781914495458