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Russia, a land of inspiration for literature

2021-02-24T15:16:28.726Z


DOSSIER - Land of contrasts and excess, the homeland of Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy and Solzhenitsyn fascinates contemporary European authors. The traveling writer Cédric Gras testifies to this.


Siberia: absolute exoticism

By Cédric Gras

Literature does not cover the world equally.

Certain regions of the globe are constantly in the spotlight while others remain neglected by the authors.

Russia and particularly Siberia are doing well despite a terrible reputation.

Doubtless the books which evoke them present the advantage of a trip by proxy in territories that one hesitates to elect for his holidays.

And despite everything, we would like to know.

Definition of the fascination in short than to fear while secretly dreaming.

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Sophy Roberts'

Lost Pianos of Siberia

is the latest example of Siberia's attraction to writers.

The British author embarks on the mad search for an old instrument for a Mongolian friend.

The perfect pretext to travel around Siberia.

Digging through archives and asking questions, Sophy Roberts unearths a Bechstein in Kiakhta, a Stürzwage in Khabarovsk, a Grotrian-Steinweg in Novosibirsk,

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Source: lefigaro

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