Andreï Makine Summary

In the following review, Gunn compares Vassilis Alexakis's La langue maternelle with Makine's Le testament français, examining their place within French literature. Both these ... Read more

In the following review, Jones states that Le testament français centers on the protagonist's search for his cultural and social identity. Russian-born Andreï Makine's f... Read more

In the following review, Lottman describes Makine's career path and his rise to critical and popular success. It's the stuff of romance—or maybe of grand opera: the Russian &#x... Read more

In the following review, Tolstaya provides an analysis of Dreams of My Russian Summers and attempts to correct what she believes are mistakes made by other reviewers. Russian literature may take pr... Read more

In the following review, Jones discusses Confession d'un porte-drapeau déchu. The story of how Russian-born Andreï Makine published his second novel, Confession d'un por... Read more

In the following review, Brookner concludes that Makine has further refined his storytelling abilities in The Crime of Olga Arbyelina. The Crime of Olga Arbyelina is the fifth novel written by the ... Read more

In the following review, Merlin asserts that the main topic of Once upon the River Love is the relationship between the East and West. In Andreï Makine's Once upon the River Love, thr... Read more

In the following essay, Taras presents critical summaries of Makine's five published novels and connects the works to “the political values central to his narrative of Russia.” ... Read more

In the following essay, Riemer provides an overview Makine's major works and themes. Late February is not yet springtime in Paris, but bookshops are usually in bloom by then with brightly co... Read more

In the following review, Sooke provides a brief plot synopsis of Requiem for the East, praising the novel, and believing that readers will enjoy the work. Andreï Makine's new novel, R... Read more

In the following review, Chamberlain argues that Makine's Requiem for a Lost Empire is a thoroughly modern novel. The Russian novelist Andreï Makine, who writes in French, finds that ... Read more

In the following review, Champagne contends that Makine's ability to skillfully narrate a story is displayed in Requiem for a Lost Empire. There is sadness and joy in [Requiem for a Lost Emp... Read more

In the following review, Green questions why a reader would want to read about the Stalinist era in Russia in Makine's Music of a Life. Reading novels, good or bad, about the grimy puritanis... Read more

In the following review, King describes Makine's artistry as displayed in his novel A Life's Music, also known as Music of a Life. Like most human beings, most novelists are neither o... Read more

In the following review, Hunt praises Music of a Life as a powerful and epic novel. Andreï Makine's powerful new novel opens in a provincial train station in the middle of a snowstorm... Read more