or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
More Buying Choices
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Sorry, this item is not available in
Image not available for
Colour:
Image not available

 
Share your own customer images
Search inside another edition of this book
Tell the Publisher!
I’d like to read this book on Kindle

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

The Billancourt Tales (New Directions Paperbook) [Paperback]

Nina Berberova (Author)
RRP: £9.99
Price: £9.23 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save: £0.76 (8%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock but may require up to 2 additional days to deliver.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon. Gift-wrap available.

Formats

 Amazon Price New from Used from
Hardcover £16.56   -- --
Paperback £9.23   -- --
Books Trade-In
Amazon.co.uk Trade-In Store
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. Learn more.

Product details

  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: New Directions Publishing; Reprint edition (24 July 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0811218333
  • ISBN-13: 978-0811218337
  • Product Dimensions: 12.6 x 1.4 x 19.1 cm
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,668,588 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

More About the Authors

Discover books, learn about writers, and more.
Marian Schwartz
Nina Nikolaevna Berberova
Inside This Book (Learn More)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
First Sentence
It was the national holiday on the Place Nationale. Read the first page
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
Search inside this book:

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

Customer Reviews

There are no customer reviews yet on Amazon.co.uk.
5 star
4 star
3 star
2 star
1 star
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com: 4.5 out of 5 stars  2 reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A highly enjoyable and recommended literary classic 9 April 2002
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
Billancourt Tales is an amazing anthology of thirteen stories by the skilled and talented Russian writer Nina Berberova (1901-1993) who left Russia in 1922, lived in Germany, Czechoslovakia, Italy, and then finally settled in Paris in 1925. Ably translated into English for the first time by Marian Schwartz, these stories are set in the Paris suburb of Billancourt and take place from 1928 to 1940, featuring a variety of Russian immigrants seeking to adjust to a strange new land and a new set of customs. Billancourt Tales is an appealing, highly enjoyable and recommended literary classic that withstands the test of time and the boundaries of language.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Life on the outside looking in 1 Oct 2010
By S. Smith-Peter - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
These interconnected tales about the lives of emigre Russians in the Parisian industrial suburb of Billancourt are well worth reading, although not Berberova's best work. I would recommend reading the Book of Happiness and Cape of Storms before this, and then this book, where the reader can see Berberova coming into her own over the course of the stories. While it begins in the style of Zoshchenko and the Soviet style short story, by the end Berberova has come into her own voice as a woman, an emigre, and a resident of Paris. One of the things I particularly liked about the book was the sense of life being elsewhere - that somehow people in Paris were living more authentic lives and that the rain there was more real than the rain in Billancourt. That sense of being a bit player in your own life is most likely a key part of emigre experience, and here it is given an eloquent voice.
Were these reviews helpful?   Let us know

There's a problem loading this menu at the moment.

Learn more about Amazon Prime.

    Your Shopping Basket is empty.

    Give it purpose -- fill it with books, DVDs, clothes, electronics and more.

    If you already have an account, sign in.

    There's a problem previewing your shopping basket at the moment.

    Check your Internet connection and go to your cart, or try again.

    View Shopping Basket (0 items)

      Customer Discussions

      This product's forum
      Discussion Replies Latest Post
      No discussions yet

      Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
      Start a new discussion
      Topic:
      First post:
      Prompts for sign-in
       


      Active discussions in related forums
      Search Customer Discussions
      Search all Amazon discussions
         
      Related forums

      Listmania!

      Create a Listmania! list

      Look for similar items by category

      Feedback


      Amazon.co.uk Privacy Statement Amazon.co.uk Delivery Information Amazon.co.uk Returns & Exchanges