{"product_id":"9781782278030-parisian-days","title":"Parisian Days","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rediscovered Classic Memoir\u003cbr\u003eA brilliantly witty memoir telling the story of a young woman's determined struggle for freedom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A scintillating book' \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Her company is a delight' \u003ci\u003eTatler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Part memoir, part social history. sumptuous and unsparing' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA brilliantly witty memoir telling the story of a young woman's determined struggle for freedom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Orient Express hurtles towards the promised land, freeing Banine from her past. Escaping her ruined homeland and forced marriage, she aspires to a dazzling future in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a chic Parisienne she mingles with émigrés, artists and writers-and even contemplates love. But freedom brings challenges. Swept along by the forces of history, can Banine keep up?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilled with vivacious wit and a lust for life, this companion to \u003ci\u003eDays in the Caucasus\u003c\/i\u003e is a paean to bittersweet dreams and the quest for happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Anne Thompson-Ahmadova\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBanine (1905-1992) was born Umm El-Banu Assadullayeva, into a wealthy family in Baku, then part of the Russian Empire. Following the Russian Revolution and the subsequent fall of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, Banine was forced to flee her home country-first to Istanbul, and then to Paris. In Paris she formed a wide circle of literary acquaintances including Nicos Kazantzakis, André Malraux, Ivan Bunin and Teffi and eventually began writing herself. \u003ci\u003eParisian Days\u003c\/i\u003e continues the story that began with \u003ci\u003eDays in the Caucasus\u003c\/i\u003e, which is also available from Pushkin Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41150719721569,"sku":"9781782278030","price":9.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41159877_31516ed7-55de-4163-80fc-03e00979535a.jpg?v=1778128483","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781782278030-parisian-days","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}