by Andreï Makine · Tapa dura · ISBN 9789510243763
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«Ruhtinattaren rikos» is the novel by Andreï Makine published by WSOY in hardback (259 pages, in Finnish).
Olga Arbelina, a Russian aristocrat exiled near Paris with her son, is found beside the corpse of a man drowned with his skull smashed. The neighbourhood wonders if she is guilty. The narrative reveals her past: a husband who abandoned her, a lover, a tragic secret and an erotic taboo.
Finnish translation by Annikki Suni. The Finnish edition was published in 2000; the original work, «Le crime d'Olga Arbélina», appeared in 1988.
For readers of literary and historical fiction who enjoy psychological mystery and stories of exile.
Andreï Yaroslavovich Makine is a French novelist. He also publishes under the pseudonym Gabriel Osmonde. Makine's novels include Dreams of My Russian Summers (1995) which won two top French awards, the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Médicis. He was elected to seat 5 of the Académie Française on 3 March 2016, succeeding Assia Djebar.
