Kites
14.99 €
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Kites
14.99 €
Romain Gary - the only French writer, awarded the Goncourt Prize twice: the first time under the name Gary for the novel "The Roots of the Sky" (1956), the second - under the pseudonym Emile Azhar for the book "All Life Ahead" (1975). After the "Azharovsky" epic - one of the most notorious literary hoaxes of the twentieth century - when the public and critics did not recognize in Azhar's texts the handwriting of a celebrated novelist, Gary released his last novel "Kites" and soon committed suicide.
It is a novel about World War II, the occupation, the French Resistance, but most importantly, about love. Norman boy Ludo from the age of ten is in love with his peer named Lila, who belongs to the highest Polish aristocracy. The difference in social status brings him much anguish and humiliation. Ludo is an orphan. He is raised by his uncle, the village letter carrier, who makes kites. These colorful paper figures, ships, flying fortresses soar into the sky, making the boy believe that any earthly obstacles are surmountable. The war begins, and the grown-up Ludo joins the fight for his love and for the liberation of France from the Nazis.
It is a novel about World War II, the occupation, the French Resistance, but most importantly, about love. Norman boy Ludo from the age of ten is in love with his peer named Lila, who belongs to the highest Polish aristocracy. The difference in social status brings him much anguish and humiliation. Ludo is an orphan. He is raised by his uncle, the village letter carrier, who makes kites. These colorful paper figures, ships, flying fortresses soar into the sky, making the boy believe that any earthly obstacles are surmountable. The war begins, and the grown-up Ludo joins the fight for his love and for the liberation of France from the Nazis.
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