Belfond, 2007. Paperback. Very Good/Very Good. Texte Francais, Couverture Souple Avec Jaquette. État D'usage: Très Bon État. Sur Un Lac Gelé, Un Bataillon Fasciste A Rassemblé Une Communauté Tzigane. La Glace Craque, Les Roulottes S'enfoncent Dans L'eau. Seuls En Réchappent Zoli, Six Ans, Et Son Grand-Père, Stanislaus. Quelques Années Plus Tard, Zoli S'est Découvert Des Talents D'écriture. C'est Le Poète Communiste Martin Stransky Qui Va La Remarquer Et Tenter D'en Faire Une Icône Du Parti. Mais C'est Sa Rencontre Avec Stephen Swann, Anglais Exilé, Traducteur Déraciné, Qui Va Sceller Son Destin. Subjugué Par Le Talent De Cette Jeune Femme, Fasciné Par Sa Fougue Et Son Audace, Swann Veut L'aimer, La Posséder. Mais Zoli Est Libre Comme Le Vent. Alors, Parce Qu'il Ne Peut L'avoir, Swann Va Commettre La Pire Des Trahisons...

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A unique love story, a tale of loss, a parable of Europe, this haunting novel is an examination of intimacy and betrayal in a community rarely captured so vibrantly in contemporary literature. Zoli Novotna, a young woman raised in the traveling Gypsy tradition, is a poet by accident as much as desire. As 1930s fascism spreads over Czechoslovakia, Zoli and her grandfather flee to join a clan of fellow Romani harpists. Sharpened by the world of books, which is often frowned upon in the Romani tradition, Zoli becomes the poster girl for a brave new world. As she shapes the ancient songs to her times, she finds her gift embraced by the Gypsy people and savored by a young English expatriate, Stephen Swann. But Zoli soon finds that when she falls she cannot fall halfway--neither in love nor in politics. While Zoli's fame and poetic skills deepen, the ruling Communists begin to use her for their own favor. Cast out from her family, Zoli abandons her past to journey to the West, in a novel that spans the 20th century and travels the breadth of Europe.Colum McCann, acclaimed author of Dancer and This Side of Brightness, has created a sensuous novel about exile, belonging and survival, based loosely on the true story of the Romani poet Papsuza. It spans the twentieth century and travels the breadth of Europe. In the tradition of Steinbeck, Coetzee, and Ondaatje, McCann finds the art inherent in social and political history, while vividly depicting how far one gifted woman must journey to find where she belongs.From the Hardcover edition.

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Bookseller: Livres Norrois (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 130991
Title: Zoli (French Edition)
Author: Colum McCann
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 271444136X
ISBN 13: 9782714441362
Publisher: Belfond
Place of Publication: Paris
Date Published: 2007
Bookseller catalogs: Francais / Roman;

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