Books by Emmanuel Carrère
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review 1: Même si l'auteur raconte pas mal de choses de l'histoire russe,parfois il caricature. Il a son point de vue et il raconte des choses comme s'il était présent. Parfois il raconte une version peu probable des choses juste pour amuser le lecteur. Puis, il est trop présent et il rebo...
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review 1: Eduard Limónov es sin duda un personaje encantador, disidente soviético, arribista neoyorkino, combatiente en la ex Yugoslavia y opositor a Putin desde el Partido Nacional Bolchevique. Lleno de matices el texto de Carrère no alcanza a captarlos todos, hace una compilación de otro...
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review 1: I have only just finished this book and am perhaps reviewing too early as I haven't had time to fully reflect yet. My initial thoughts are that the stories are well written and easy to read. I couldn't put it down at first, the retelling of the tsunami was terrible but gripping. ...
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review 1: 3 stelline e molti più! Un saggio sulla psicologia umana e sui casi della vita, ben scritto e intenso, sa catturare i pensieri e le emozioni dei vari personaggi che vivono la loro esistenza. Fa riflettere sullo stato di insoddisfazione in cui viviamo, sulle tensioni continue di o...
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review 1: Carrere is a sharp writer and a terrifically frank narrator. Included here are testaments of tragedies that occurred in proximity to Carrere -- though not to him -- and the context of his life as he experienced and documented them. Should I care that his marriage might have been ...
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review 1: E' possibile scrivere con semplicita' del dramma straziante delle perdita' di una figlia durante l'immane tsunami che ha colpito l'oceano indiano? e della morte di una giovane donna che per tutta la sua vita ha dovuto combattere il cancro e lascia tre piccole bambine? Carrere ris...
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review 1: The first word that comes in my mind when I think about this book is interesting. It's a little unusual, maybe because of its construction, maybe because of the style used by Carrère. The two stories are touching, very sad, and written with a thrilling realism. Although I cannot ...