Human Love by Andrei Makine (English) Paperback Book

Description: Human Love by Andrei Makine, Andreï Makine, Geoffrey Strachan As shocking as it is moving, a novel about love, ideology and mans inhumanity to man by the internationally renowned Makine. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description As a child, Elias Almeida loses both his parents during the Angolan uprising against colonial rule. As an adult and professional revolutionary, he bears witness to mankind at its pitiless worst. Yet he continues to believe in a better world and in the redeeming power of love even though he cannot be with the woman he loves, who rescued him from thugs one snowy night on the streets of Moscow. Spanning forty years of Africa s past as a battleground between East and West, this powerful novel explores the heights and depths of human nature as it tells a profoundly affecting story of sacrifice and idealism. Notes Spanning 4 decades of Africas past as a battleground between the East and West, and ranging from Cuba to Siberia, this is a novel about the cost of idealism, love and mans inhumanity. A haunting, often very tender story written in a kind of meditative fury... one of the best novels about Africa in a long time Christopher Hope, Guardian Author Biography Andrei Makine was born in Krasnoyarsk in Siberia in 1957, but has lived in France since 1987. While initially sleeping rough in Paris he wrote his first novel, A HEROS DAUGHTER, which was eventually published in 1990 after Makine had to pretend it had been translated from the Russian. With his fourth novel, LE TESTAMENT FRANCAIS, he became the first author to win both of Frances top literary prizes, the Prix Goncourt and Prix Medicis. It has gone on to sell over a million copies and be translated into 28 languages. Since then Andrei Makine has written five novels, including A LIFES MUSIC, which won the Grand Prix RTL-Lire. Review A vivid and deeply felt novel... Makines talents and dedication to his vision are beyond question. - The Sydney Morning HeraldFully compelling - The Weekend AustralianAndrei Makines 10th novel offers a powerful meditation on the price of ideology and the nature of love. - Sunday TasmanianA powerful meditation on the price of ideology and love . . . The novel, remorseless in its depiction of man s inhumanity, is poetically alive to the redeeming power of love. - Eithne Farry, Daily MailA beautiful, haunting fugue that carries the weight of decades of suffering on a continent that the West prefers to romanticise or ignore . . . [Makines] reputation as one of the significant novelists of our age is only strengthened by this book. - Stephanie Merritt, ObserverAndrei Makine has exceptional gifts for getting to the heart of true feeling . . . HUMAN LOVE is a haunting, often very tender story written in a kind of meditative fury . . . one of the best novels about Africa in a long time - Christopher Hope, GuardianAll his books are wonderful . . . But HUMAN LOVE, full of feeling, wisdom and tenderness amidst horror, is one of his best. If you ever despair of modern literature, read Makine. - Allan Massie, ScotsmanMakine looks reality in the face and yet retains a belief in beauty and the transforming power of love - Allan Massie chooses his book of 2008 for the Spectator Promotional As shocking as it is moving, a novel about love, ideology and mans inhumanity to man by the internationally renowned Makine. Long Description As a child, Elias Almeida loses both his parents during the Angolan uprising against colonial rule. As an adult and professional revolutionary, he bears witness to mankind at its pitiless worst. Yet he continues to believe in a better world and in the redeeming power of love even though he cannot be with the woman he loves, who rescued him from thugs one snowy night on the streets of Moscow. Spanning forty years of Africa s past as a battleground between East and West, this powerful novel explores the heights and depths of human nature as it tells a profoundly affecting story of sacrifice and idealism. Review Quote Wonderful . . . his work is exhilarating Promotional "Headline" As shocking as it is moving, a novel about love, ideology and mans inhumanity to man by the internationally renowned Makine. Description for Sales People Packs a similar punch to Le Carr Details ISBN0340936789 Pages 256 Year 2009 Translator Geoffrey Strachan ISBN-10 0340936789 ISBN-13 9780340936788 Format Paperback Imprint Sceptre Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from French DEWEY 843.914 Birth 1957 Author Geoffrey Strachan Media Book Language English Publisher Hodder & Stoughton UK Release Date 2009-03-19 Publication Date 2009-03-19 Audience General NZ Release Date 2009-04-30 AU Release Date 2009-04-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:16396181;

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