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Limonov
- Title
- Limonov / Emmanuel Carrère ; translated from the French by John Lambert.
- Author
- Carrère, Emmanuel, 1957-
- Publication
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Lambert, John, 1960-
- Description
- 340 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "This deft, timely translation of French writer and filmmaker Carrere's sparkling 2011 biography of Edward Limonov is an enthralling portrait of a man and his times. The subtitle is no exaggeration: Limonov, a prolific and celebrated author, cofounder of Russia's National Bolshevik Party, onetime coleader of the Drugaya Rossiya opposition movement, and current head of Strategy-31 (which organizes protests in Russia aimed at securing the right to peacefully assemble), has led an extraordinary life. Carrere suggests that Limonov's haphazard turns from budding poet, disillusioned emigre, New York City butler, and Parisian literary rock star to Russian countercultural maverick, Putin opponent, and political prisoner have been prompted by his drive for adventure and fame. Though his behavior is frequently reprehensible (including his lasting flirtation with authoritarian and fascist figures), Carrere's Limonov never dissolves in a mess of unfathomable contradictions. Instead, he emerges as a mirror through which the vortex of culture and politics in the late-Soviet and New Russian eras is reflected. In this astute, witty account, Limonov has found his ideal biographer. There are few more enjoyable descriptions of Russia today"--Publisher's Weekly.
- Uniform Title
- Limonov. English
- Alternative Title
- Limonov.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Fiction.
- Call Number
- JFE 14-8138
- ISBN
- 9780374192013 (hardback)
- 0374192014 (hardback)
- LCCN
- 2014004040
- OCLC
- 869263603
- Author
- Carrère, Emmanuel, 1957- author.
- Title
- Limonov / Emmanuel Carrère ; translated from the French by John Lambert.
- Publisher
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014.
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Added Author
- Lambert, John, 1960- translator.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 14-8138