Book 76 - Andreï Makine "The Woman Who Waited"

[jazzy_dave]

Andreï Makine "The Woman Who Waited" (Sceptre)





At the risk of appearing too abstract, I feel like I want to compare this small novel to a piece of music, with two distinct movements - melancholic ruminations of an ex-dissident of a crumbled Soviet empire and puzzlement over a woman's unending wait for a soldier who is not coming back. And though the movements repeat themselves in different forms, they never actually feel "repetitive". The merciless, self-deprecating frankness of the protagonist, the culmination of the story that is so unexpected and predictable at the same time... A very good read.

Comments

[lisa-thecat.livejournal.com]

I love, love Andrei Makine's writing. He is a true poet, even if he writes novels.

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

Ohh...*marks down*

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Sounds good and kind of sad. :o
Hugs, Jon