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The Book of Happiness Hardcover - 1999
by Nina Berberova; Marian Schwartz
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The Book of Happiness is one of the outstanding novels the great Russian author Nina Berberova wrote during the years she lived in Paris, and by far the most autobiographical. Vera, the protagonist of The Book of Happiness, is seen first in Paris where she leads a dreary life tied down by a demanding invalid husband. She is summoned to the scene of a suicide, that of her childhood's boon companion, Sam Adler. Sam's family had left Russia in the early days of the Revolution and Vera has not seen her friend for many years. His death reduces Vera to a flood of tears and memories of the times before Sam's departure, and thoughts about how her life has gone since. Not a cheerful prospect. Berberova spins the story with a wonderful unsentimental poignancy.
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- Title The Book of Happiness
- Author Nina Berberova; Marian Schwartz
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 205
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher New Directions Publishing Corporation, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1999
- Features Dust Cover, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780811214018 / 081121401X
- Weight 0.93 lbs (0.42 kg)
- Dimensions 8.34 x 5.73 x 0.9 in (21.18 x 14.55 x 2.29 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Eastern Europe
- Cultural Region: French
- Cultural Region: Western Europe
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98-44261
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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- Kirkus Reviews, 03/15/1999, Page 409
- New York Times, 07/25/1999, Page 26
- Publishers Weekly, 02/22/1999, Page 64
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