by Andreï Makine · France Loisirs · tapa dura · ISBN 9782724294316
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«Le testament français, confession d'un porte-drapeau déchu» is the novel by Andreï Makine, published by France Loisirs in hardcover (355 pages, in French).
A boy grows up in the Soviet Union listening to the memories of his French grandmother Charlotte, who lives in Russia after a life of travel. Those stories turn France into a mythical country, while the protagonist faces Soviet reality. A meditation on memory, identity, and the power of language to cross borders.
The work received the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens in 1995. The cover of this edition reproduces a painting by Édouard Cortès.
For readers of contemporary French fiction seeking a reflection on memory and identity.
Andreï Yaroslavovich Makine is a French novelist. He also publishes under the pseudonym Gabriel Osmonde. Makine's novels include Dreams of My Russian Summers (1995) which won two top French awards, the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Médicis. He was elected to seat 5 of the Académie Française on 3 March 2016, succeeding Assia Djebar.
