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The Wine of Solitude

The Wine of Solitude

Author(s): Irene Nemirovsky

Location(s): Finland, Kyiv, Paris

Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs, Historical

Era(s): Early 20th century

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First published in 1936 this book is thought to be quite autobiographical. It is the story of young girl’s difficult relationship with her beautiful, but vain and shallow mother. The novel is set during the period of the First World War and the Russian Revolution. It is wonderfully atmospheric

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`Sandra Smith’s translation is mellifluous and certain passages – the opening lines describing dusk in Kiev, for example – are breathtaking’ –Financial Times

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