My Life As A Russian Novel

Set in Paris and Kotelnich, a small post-Soviet town, this book traces Carrère'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, Carrère weaves the strands of his story into a travelogue of a journey inward. Road trip, confession, and erotic tour de force, this fearless reckoning illuminates the schemes we devise to evade ourselves, and the inevitable payment they exact.

Emmanuel Carrère, 2010

Paperback, Very Good

277 pages

272g

20.2 x 12.9 x 2 cm