The Washington Times, August 10th, 2003
Byline: Carol Herman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Andrei Makine, the Russian-born author who emigrated to France in 1987 and has been writing beautiful novels ever since, wrote one in 1990 - his debut - that has just been published for the first time in the United States. "A Hero's Daughter," a gem awaiting discovery, translation and embrace on this side of the pond proves, no less than the aging Russian soldier portrayed in its pages, that what is worthy endures.
It is not uncommon for publishers to release an author's earlier book when his later ones thrive commercially. But given the focus of ...
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