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The unforgettable tale of an eccentric Belgian family through the uncertain years after WW1 and the Russian Revolution.

About the author

William Gerhardie (1895-1977) was born in St Petersburg. Leaving Russia in the wake of the 1917 revolution, Gerhardie travelled to Siberia with the British Military Mission. His first novel Futility was published in 1922.

Summary

The unforgettable tale of an eccentric Belgian family through the uncertain years after WW1 and the Russian Revolution.

Foreword

Widely praised comic masterpiece. The unforgettable tale of an eccentric Belgian family through the uncertain years after WW1 and the Russian Revolution.

Additional text

This story of a citizen of the world is both funny and melancholy – Dickensian in spirit yet also true to its moment in the wake of the First World War and the Russian Revolution' TLS.

Product details

Authors William Gerhardie, Gerhardie William
Publisher Head of Zeus
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 31.10.2017
 
EAN 9781786694782
ISBN 978-1-78669-478-2
No. of pages 352
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature

FICTION / General, Fiction, Classic fiction: general and literary

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