Brief Loves That Live Forever

Santa Cruz: Foolscap Press, 2022. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. Number 55 of 100 copies, signed by the author, translator, and illustrator. A beautiful production from this esteemed private press. The describe the book: "A novel in eight chapters, each of which are distinct episodes in the life of the narrator. The chapters show us moments of supreme lucidity where the narrator is consciously alive to the beauty of the world and the possibility of love in its many aspects. The setting is the Brezhnev era in the Soviet Union where as the narrator states, love is in essence subversive.' The essence of this novel is how to move beyond recrimination of the past or even the promise of the future and to be consciously alive to the beauty around us, and to that possibility of love. Andreï Makine is an elegant stylist who allows us to witness these clear moments throughout this moving and thoughtful novel" (Foolscap Press). The author, Andreï Makine, was born in Siberia in 1957, but has lived in France since 1987 where he was granted political asylum. He writes in French but has worked closely with Geoffrey Stachan to translate all of his novels into English. Both the author and translator have won major awards for their work. The illustrator, Vladimir Zimakov, is an art professor and director of the art gallery at Lasell University in Massachusetts. He has illustrated numerous books, specializing in limited editions.

A handsomely designed book that is bound in gray silk cloth with red leather backing titled in gray. Designed, printed, and bound by Peggy Gotthold and Lawrence Van Velzer, proprietors of the press. Letterpress printed on Rives paper in Van Dijck type. Includes eight full page color illustrations and eight vignettes by Zimakov.. Housed in a red cloth covered box with gilt and leather title label to spine. In fine condition. Size: 9.75 x 13.5 inches. 103 pages. PRI/092124.