- Literature, Russians, Fiction, Court and courtiers
The stunning new novel from the author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.Russia, 1915: At the age of 16, Georgy Jachmenev steps in front of an assassin's bullet intended for the heart of a senior member of the Russian Imperial Family.
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- earnestironic
- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- John Boyne
- First published
- 1998
- Pages
- 432
- Publisher
- Salamandra, Cïrculo de Lectores, Éd. France loisirs
- Editions
- 21
- Language
- French, Spanish, English
- ISBN
- 9788498382792
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