Kolkhoz by Emmanuel Carrère - ISBN: 9781911717669
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A son’s unflinching search for truth within a mother’s formidable legacy.
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    416 pages

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    1 December 2026

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Summary

A son’s reckoning with a formidable mother, Russia, and the history that shaped them both.

On 3 October 2023, beneath the dome of Les Invalides, the French Republic honours Hélène Carrère d’Encausse—renowned historian of Russia, member of the Académie Française, national figure. Among the mourners stands her son, Emmanuel Carrère, wondering who this formidable woman truly was—to the country, to history, and to him.

In Kolkhoz, Carrère turns his unflinching gaze on his…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781911717669
ISBN-10:1911717669
Author:Emmanuel Carrère, John Lambert
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:Fern Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:416
Release Date:1 December 2026
Weight:750g
Dimensions:240mm x 156mm x 40mm
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Critics Review

Kolkhoze is poignant and deeply novelistic, abounding in wonderful anecdotes… it is Carrère’s best, alongside Limonov * Times Literary Supplement *

About The Author

Emmanuel Carrère

Emmanuel Carrère is a novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and film director. He is the award-winning, internationally renowned author of sixteen books, including V13, Limonov, The Kingdom, 97,196 Words, Yoga, and the Sunday Times bestselling The Adversary.

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