Confessions of a Lapsed Standard-Bearer by Andrei Makine

Addressing himself to his childhood friend Arkadi from exile in Paris, Alyosha recreates their happy years in a village commune outside Leningrad in the 60s, when the sky was always blue and each summer they marched with drum and trumpet at communist youth camp, their eyes set on the glorious future promised by the propaganda machine - until they learnt the full horror of what their parents had suffered during the war and under Stalin, and began to see through the lies. Reissued in France after Le Testament Francais won the Prix Goncourt, this gem of a novel was then greeted with great critical acclaim. This 2000 Sceptre Paperback is in very good condition.

ISBN: 9780340728093 SKU: 1558547 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

Location: Fiction