BOOKS - The Last and the First
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The Last and the First
Author: Nina Berberova
Year: January 1, 1930
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 1.7 MB
Language: English
Year: January 1, 1930
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 1.7 MB
Language: English
On a crisp September morning, trouble comes to the Gorbatovs' farm. Having fled the ruins of the Russian Revolution, they have endured crushing labour to set up a small farm in Provence. For young Ilya Stepanovich, this is to be the future of Russian life in France; for some of his Paris-dwelling countrymen, it is a betrayal of roots, culture and the path back to the motherland.Now, with the arrival of a letter from the capital and a figure from the family's past, their fragile stability is threatened by a plot to lure Ilya's step-brother Vasya back to Russia. In prose of masterful poise and restraint, Nina Berberova dramatises the passionate internal struggles of a generation of Russian emigres.
