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'A master of ironic comedy' Tablet.
'Comic, full of farcical characters, while at the same time containing acts of tragedy and pathos, which are surprising as well as heart-rending ... A wonderful world where comedy and tragedy intertwine' Historical Novel Society.
'This story of a citizen of the world is both funny and melancholy – Dickensian in spirit yet also true to its moment in the wake of the First World War and the Russian Revolution' TLS.
William Gerhardie (1895-1977) was born in St Petersburg. Leaving Russia in the wake of the 1917 revolution, Gerhardie travelled to Siberia with the British Military Mission. After two years there, he left the army with an OBE, sailing to England by way of Singapore, Colombo and Port Said – a journey that forms the closing chapters of The Polyglots. He died in London in 1977.
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- Año de publicación2017
- ISBN 10 1786694786
- ISBN 13 9781786694782
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The Polyglots
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