See larger image The Life of an Unknown Man (Hardcover) By (author) Andreï Makine List Price: 16.99 GBP New From: 8.23 In Stock Used from: 0.01 In Stock

Jilted by his girlfriend and disillusioned by modern France, the writer Shutov revisits St Petersburg after twenty years in exile, hoping to reconnect with his roots and the woman he loved in his youth. But she, and the brash new Russia that greets him, are not what he was expecting at all.

Then he encounters Volsky, a fellow relic of the Communist era who relates his story: of surviving the Siege of Leningrad, the march on Berlin and Stalin’s purges, and of a transcendent love affair. It is a tale of extraordinary endurance and courage, yet the old man considers himself unexceptional. Fortunate, too, for he and the woman he loved knew great happiness. To Shutov, his story comes as a revelation, and an inspiration.

In this powerful and moving novel, Andreï Makine explores what truly matters in life through the prism of Russia’s past and present. Drawing on his own experience of growing up in the Soviet Union, he poses an unsettling question: for all its horrors, was life under Communism richer than it is now? In the story of just another unknown, unsung hero lies an answer…

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• Question 1: What is the title of Andreï Makine’s novel, published in a new editon by Sceptre, in 2007 ?

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1. Closing date for entries: 28th October 2010.
2. Open to residents of the United Kingdom only.
3. Entry to the competition is by completion of the above form only. Anyone submitting multiple entries will be disqualified.
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1. jill Says:
   October 16th, 2010 at 10:57 am

   would love to read this

2. Patricia Whittaker Says:
   October 17th, 2010 at 9:47 am

   It is unclear from the boxes which is the correct answer as not enough text is showing. I think the answer is The Woman Who Waited but that could be either b or c

3. mathew Says:
   October 17th, 2010 at 10:12 pm

   Hi Patricia
   The Woman Who Waited is option B
   Thanks
   Mathew

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