After Arkadia [Hardcover]

Nella Bielski (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 7, 1991

Set in the years leading up to and following the Russian Revolution, this diptych of novels traces the fortunes of Jeanne, an actress of the silent screen whose career is cut short and transformed by the events of 1917 in Odessa.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam~childrens Hc; First Edition edition (February 7, 1991)
• ISBN-10: 0670816159
• ISBN-13: 978-0670816156
• Product Dimensions: 0.9 x 0.6 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,336,043 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars what a writer!, September 27, 2007

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Book wyrm (scotland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: After Arkadia (Hardcover)

this is a very interesting book and nella bielski has an amazing style. i couldn't put it down and wish it didn't have to end.

5.0 out of 5 stars Bielski's Masterpiece, January 9, 2007

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Jaye Valentine (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: After Arkadia (Hardcover)

'After Arkadia' (1991) is a deceptively simple novel. Although in essence a romance, it's also a cultural history of Russia and France in the 1910s, the years of the Russian Revolution and World War I. Bielski tells her story in clear and concise prose, allowing the reader to experience femme fatale heroine Jeanne's life first-hand without all of the detailed descriptions that bog down a lot of historical novels. The surrounding events are revealed mainly through Jeanne's acquaintances and lovers.