by Anne Wiazemsky · FOLIO · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070413157
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«Une poignée de gens» is the novel by Anne Wiazemsky, published by Folio in paperback (240 pages, in French).
A peasant named Vania pushes a boat with some children; from there, the novel follows those children in exile: they grow up far from their native Russia, adopt other nationalities, and almost none return to their homeland. The work, echoing Wiazemsky's family history, addresses memory, belonging, and uprooted identity.
First installment of the Famille Belgorodsky series. It won the Grand Prix du Roman de l'Académie française and the Prix Renaudot des lycéens in 1998.
Will appeal to readers of contemporary French fiction and those seeking stories about exile, memory, and belonging.
Anne Wiazemsky was a German-born French actress and novelist of Russian ancestry. She made her cinema debut at the age of 18, playing Marie, the lead character in Robert Bresson's Au hasard Balthazar (1966). A year later she married the director Jean-Luc Godard and appeared in several of his films, including La Chinoise (1967), Week End (1967), and One Plus One (1968).
