The Courilof affair / Irène Némirovsky ; translated from the French by Sandra Smith.
Summary:
In 1903 Lǒn M - a devout terrorist - is given the responsibility by the Revolutionary Committee of publicly "liquidating" Valerian Alexandrovitch Courilof, a notoriously brutal and cold-blooded minister. Posing as his newly appointed personal physician, Lǒn M is made privy to the inner world of Courilof - his failing health, his troubled domestic situation and, most importantly, the tyrannical grip that the Czar himself holds over all his ministers, forcing them to obey him or suffer the most deadly punishments.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307370693 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 0307370690 (electronic bk.)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource
- Edition: Vintage Canada ed.
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Vintage Canada, 2008.
Content descriptions
Language Note: | Translated from the French. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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