Bibliograph

The wine of solitude, Irène Némirovsky ; translated from the French by Sandra Smith

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The wine of solitude, Irène Némirovsky ; translated from the French by Sandra Smith

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The wine of solitude

Oclc number

769427266

Responsibility statement

Irène Némirovsky ; translated from the French by Sandra Smith

Summary

"Beginning in a fictionalized Kiev, The Wine of Solitude follows the Karol family through the Great War and the Russian Revolution, as the young Hélène grows from a dreamy, unhappy child into a strongwilled young woman. From the hot Kiev summers to the cruel winters of St Petersburg and eventually to springtime in Paris, the would-be writer Hélène blossoms, despite her mother's neglect, into a clear-eyed observer of the life around her. Here is a powerful tale of disillusionment-the story of an upbringing that produces a young woman as hard as a diamond, prepared to wreak a shattering revenge on her mother."--P. [4] of cover

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