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This bleak story, by a Hungarian-born writer living in Switzerland and writing in French, is both an allegory on the East-West divisions of Europe and a commentary on the damage parents can do to children. The narrator, Claus, revisits the places of his youth after the fall of Communism. He recounts a past that begins with his waking up during World War II with a serious spinal injury at the age of four and progresses through rehabilitation and foster homes. He has only a vague memory of a happier childhood before then. In the middle of the book a surprise twist casts a new light on Claus' past. Translated by Marc Romano.
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Le troisième mensonge - Texte intégral, Ágota Kristóf
- Language
- Released
- 1993
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- Book condition
- Damaged
- Price
- €2.32
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- Language
- French
- Authors
- Ágota Kristóf
- Publisher
- Editions du Seuil
- Released
- 1993
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 187
- ISBN10
- 2020199572
- ISBN13
- 9782020199575
- Series
- The Twins Trilogy
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, France, Hungary
- Original title
- Le troisième mensonge
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- This bleak story, by a Hungarian-born writer living in Switzerland and writing in French, is both an allegory on the East-West divisions of Europe and a commentary on the damage parents can do to children. The narrator, Claus, revisits the places of his youth after the fall of Communism. He recounts a past that begins with his waking up during World War II with a serious spinal injury at the age of four and progresses through rehabilitation and foster homes. He has only a vague memory of a happier childhood before then. In the middle of the book a surprise twist casts a new light on Claus' past. Translated by Marc Romano.