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Highlights
- Set in the Baltic provinces in the aftermath of World War I, Coup de Grace tells the story of an intimacy that grows between three young people hemmed in by civil war: Erick, a Prussian fighting with the White Russians against the Bolsheviks; Conrad, his best friend from childhood; and Sophie, whose unrequited love for Conrad becomes an unbearable burden.
- About the Author: Marguerite Yourcenar (1903-87) wrote plays, stories, poems, and novels, notable Memoirs of Hadrian.
- 164 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Historical
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About the Book
English translation originally published: New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1957.Book Synopsis
Set in the Baltic provinces in the aftermath of World War I, Coup de Grace tells the story of an intimacy that grows between three young people hemmed in by civil war: Erick, a Prussian fighting with the White Russians against the Bolsheviks; Conrad, his best friend from childhood; and Sophie, whose unrequited love for Conrad becomes an unbearable burden.
Review Quotes
"The eerie effect of [Yourcenar's] prose . . . is all the more extraordinary in that she was not present in Lithuania in the years immediately following World War I. Her accomplishment is like that of Stephen Crane in The Red Badge of Courage or Stendahl's in the Waterloo chapters of The Charterhouse of Parma." --Louis Auchincloss, The New York Times Book Review
About the Author
Marguerite Yourcenar (1903-87) wrote plays, stories, poems, and novels, notable Memoirs of Hadrian. She was the first woman to be elected to the Academie Francaise.
Dimensions (Overall): 7.92 Inches (H) x 4.5 Inches (W) x .47 Inches (D)
Weight: .43 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Historical
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Number of Pages: 164
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Theme: 20th Century, General
Format: Paperback
Author: Marguerite Yourcenar
Language: English
Street Date: May 1, 1981
TCIN: 91593302
UPC: 9780374516314
Item Number (DPCI): 247-35-3473
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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