Andreï Makine
Russian-French author whose novel Dreams of My Russian Summers won the Prix Goncourt and Prix Medicis. His lyrical fiction evokes Russia through the prism of French culture with extraordinary evocative power.
Works
- Dreams of My Russian SummersNovel of exile and nostalgic memory as a man recalls summers in Russia
- The Crime of Olga ArbyelinaRussian-set novel exploring the tragedy of a woman's doomed romance
- Requiem for a Lost EmpireNovel of Soviet empire's collapse told through interconnected destinies
- The Earth and Sky of Jacques DormeNarrative of love and loss spanning decades and continents
- The Woman Who WaitedStory of a woman's lifelong faithfulness and sacrifice for a man