But who is behind the pseudonym of Elena B. Morozov?
Impossible to know more about this enigmatic author, who had fun, it is believed, to choose a first name already used by another mysterious novelist, while his surname is that of the famous brothers collectors of works of art.
What is certain, however, is that this breathtaking thriller was written by a great specialist in Russia: the political, financial and economic universe of the country is told here in great detail and its protagonists act, think and lead their “Russian” world: the methods are expeditious, sentimentality banished and yet… The Slavic soul is very present.
The Life of a Reserved Ambitious
Grigori Yurdine is the hero of this learning novel, a young orphan born in the USSR, rescued by his uncle, his aunt and his cousin, Lena, who became a surrogate sister.
After the collapse of communism, he quickly realizes that his thirst for ambition will be satisfied.
His studies completed, he does not hesitate to seduce all those…
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