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- Through an anonymous daughter of five Bibesco's work details the plight of an upper-class Russian family exiled to France on the eve of World War I. Stricken by grief and so far removed from czarist Russia the narrator finds solace watching a green parrot through a shop window.
- About the Author: Proust and Marthe Bibesco were natives of the same land and their touching fingertips at the ball was more deeply significant that the embraces of those who danced together till dawn
- 226 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, General
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"Strange, beautiful story with arid charm of 17th century painted snuffbox" New York TimesBook Synopsis
Through an anonymous daughter of five Bibesco's work details the plight of an upper-class Russian family exiled to France on the eve of World War I. Stricken by grief and so far removed from czarist Russia the narrator finds solace watching a green parrot through a shop window. A coming of age and a reckoning with predestination, Bibesco's short novel is an essential modern work.Review Quotes
"A strange and beautiful story, with the faintly arid charm of a miniature painted on the cover of a seventeenth-century snuff box."
--The New York Times"Proust and Princess Bibesco were natives of the same land....Their touching of fingertips at the ball was more significant than the embraces of those who danced till dawn."
--George Painter
About the Author
Proust and Marthe Bibesco were natives of the same land and their touching fingertips at the ball was more deeply significant that the embraces of those who danced together till dawnDimensions (Overall): 7.52 Inches (H) x 5.02 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .58 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: General
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Number of Pages: 226
Publisher: Turtle Point Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Princess Marthe Bibesco
Language: English
Street Date: April 1, 2000
TCIN: 89459686
UPC: 9780962798795
Item Number (DPCI): 247-06-0089
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.8 inches length x 5.02 inches width x 7.52 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.58 pounds
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