by Jean-Paul Kauffmann · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253133438
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«Courlande» is Jean-Paul Kauffmann's travel narrative, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback, in French.
The book recounts the author's pilgrimages through Courland, a historic region of Latvia between the Baltic and the Gulf of Riga, formerly a vassal duchy of Poland, annexed by Russia, occupied by the Nazis and conquered by the Red Army. Kauffmann drives through it in a red Skoda amid ruins, deserted beaches and rusty remains, and evokes Mara, a love from thirty years ago.
The work originally appeared in 2009; Euan Cameron's English translation was nominated for the Scott Moncrieff Prize in 2013.
Recommended for readers interested in travel narratives, Eastern European history and contemporary French literature.
Jean-Paul Kauffmann is a French journalist and writer.
