Ariane, A Russian Girl by Claude Anet (English) Paperback Book

Description: Ariane, A Russian Girl by Claude Anet, Mitchell Abidor Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description "Ariane, jeune fille russe is a 1920 novel by the French tennis player and writer Jean Schopfer, published under the pseudonym Claude Anet. It follows a young Russian woman who encounters a Don Juan and falls in love with him"-- Publisher Description In this long-overdue translation of the novel that inspired the 1957 Audrey Hepburn and Gary Cooper film Love in the Afternoon, a young woman finds independence and love with an older man in pre-revolutionary Moscow-a relationship depicted with a complexity and sexual frankness that feels remarkably ahead of its time."Men speak freely of the women theyve had, and werecondemned to silence. Why? Arent we as free as you?Dont we, like you, have the right to take pleasure whereverwe find it? . . . They praise seducers in art, poetry, andliterature and put a mask of infamy on any woman whoshad many lovers. This is the point where the fight mustbe fought. Womens morality must triumph, and thatswhat Im working at . . ."Thus Ariane, unconventional, irrepressible, and irre-sistible, at seventeen the queen bee of the provincialRussian town where, after her mothers early demise,she lives with her freethinking aunt. But Ariane is tiredof breaking hearts in the sticks. Her father may wish tomarry her off, but she means to go to the university inMoscow, and she will do whatever it takes to make herway the way she likes.In Moscow, Ariane is in her element. She loves theglamour of the big city. Shes undaunted by its dangers.Before long, she meets Constantin Michel, businessman,man of the world, man-about-town. A new struggle begins.The inspiration for Billy Wilders Love in the Afternoon,Arianehasthe perverse glitter of Nabokov andthe disabused curiosity and keenemotional intelligence of Colette. It isa brilliant exploration-engrossing,unnerving, comic, and cunning-ofthe matchless cruelty of desire. Author Biography Jean Schopfer (1868-1931), who wrote under the pseudonym Claude Anet, was born in Switzerland in 1868 and studied in France at the Sorbonne and cole du Louvre. A competitive tennis player, Schopfer wrote several novels, plays, biographies, and travel books, and covered the Russian Revolution as a journalist.Mitchell Abidor is a Brooklyn-based translator and regular contributor to The New York Review of Books. His latest book is his translation, with Richard Greeman, of Victor Serges Notebooks 1936-1947, which is published as an NYRB Classic. Details ISBN 1681377101 ISBN-13 9781681377100 Title Ariane, A Russian Girl Author Claude Anet, Mitchell Abidor Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 200 Publisher The New York Review of Books, Inc GE_Item_ID:159230593; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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