Limonov (novel)
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Author | Emmanuel Carrère |
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Translator | John Lambert |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Publisher | P.O.L. |
Publication date | 2011 |
Published in English | 2014 |
Pages | 488 |
ISBN | 978-2-8180-1405-9 |
Limonov is a 2011 biographical novel by the French writer and journalist Emmanuel Carrère. The book is based on the life of Eduard Limonov, a Russian politician and opposition figure, as well as a poet and novelist.
The book focuses on all aspects of Limonov's life, emphasizing the literary and the political components, while not neglecting ethical issues and the biographer's personal views. In Carrère's book, Limonov emerges as a subtle and loyal figure, prone to occasional violence and excess based on his many frustrations, be it political, creative or emotional. The book is as well a historical and sociological approach to 20th Century Russia with its leaders and dissidents as it is a complex non-fiction narrative based on the life of a living person.
Carrère's testimony is based on a three-week period the author spent with Limonov in Moscow, after he briefly frequented him in the Paris of the 1980s.
Film adaption[]
In December 2017, Variety reported that a film adaptation of the novel was in development by Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski. Pawlikowski completed a screenplay and was set to direct the film.[1] However, in May 2020, Pawlikowski revealed he lost interest in the character and abandoned plans to direct the film.[2]
Prizes and awards[]
- 2011 - Prix de la langue française[3]
- 2011 - Prix Renaudot[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (29 December 2017). "Pawel Pawlikowski, Director of Oscar-Winning 'Ida,' to Helm 'Limonov' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Paweł Pawlikowski nie wyreżyseruje "Limonova"". Onet.pl. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ Le prix de la langue française à E. Carrère
- ^ Emmanuel Carrère, prix Renaudot 2011
External links[]
- Limonov by Carrère
- Tout sur Limonov : All about Limonov
- Article in French about Limonov.https://fieretlibre.com/2019/03/25/edouard-limonov-le-salaud-magnifique/
- 2011 French novels
- French biographies
- Biographical novels
- National Bolshevism
- Biographical novel stubs
- 2010s historical novel stubs