Olenka, or Let's see, Paris!
"Olenka, or Let's see Paris!" - sharp-topic book about life, love and misadventures of a young Russian woman in Paris. The main character, Olenka, in the 1990's came to Paris as a college student with a tour group from Moscow and illegally stayed in France. Numerous risky adventures and conflicts of Olenka were told in 44 chapters by close friends, a priest, a loved one, a husband-sadist, lovers and random passers-by until her age of 50+ years.
Naive dreamy girl goes through Love, spiritual problems, sex, rape, humiliation, frustration, becomes the mother-she-wolf, but retains, in spite of everything, compassion, sacrifice and desire to help others, especially men, often in very particular way.
The action of the book takes place in Paris, on the French Riviera, in Moscow, Senegal, Greece and on death row in US prison.
"Olenka, or Let's see Paris!" is intended for adult readers with free thinking and literary taste in books of Henry Miller, Louis-Ferdinand Céline and Marquis de Sade.
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Olenka, or Let's see, Paris!
"Olenka, or Let's see Paris!" - sharp-topic book about life, love and misadventures of a young Russian woman in Paris. The main character, Olenka, in the 1990's came to Paris as a college student with a tour group from Moscow and illegally stayed in France. Numerous risky adventures and conflicts of Olenka were told in 44 chapters by close friends, a priest, a loved one, a husband-sadist, lovers and random passers-by until her age of 50+ years.
Naive dreamy girl goes through Love, spiritual problems, sex, rape, humiliation, frustration, becomes the mother-she-wolf, but retains, in spite of everything, compassion, sacrifice and desire to help others, especially men, often in very particular way.
The action of the book takes place in Paris, on the French Riviera, in Moscow, Senegal, Greece and on death row in US prison.
"Olenka, or Let's see Paris!" is intended for adult readers with free thinking and literary taste in books of Henry Miller, Louis-Ferdinand Céline and Marquis de Sade.
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Olenka, or Let's see, Paris!

Olenka, or Let's see, Paris!

by Vladimir Aituganov
Olenka, or Let's see, Paris!

Olenka, or Let's see, Paris!

by Vladimir Aituganov

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"Olenka, or Let's see Paris!" - sharp-topic book about life, love and misadventures of a young Russian woman in Paris. The main character, Olenka, in the 1990's came to Paris as a college student with a tour group from Moscow and illegally stayed in France. Numerous risky adventures and conflicts of Olenka were told in 44 chapters by close friends, a priest, a loved one, a husband-sadist, lovers and random passers-by until her age of 50+ years.
Naive dreamy girl goes through Love, spiritual problems, sex, rape, humiliation, frustration, becomes the mother-she-wolf, but retains, in spite of everything, compassion, sacrifice and desire to help others, especially men, often in very particular way.
The action of the book takes place in Paris, on the French Riviera, in Moscow, Senegal, Greece and on death row in US prison.
"Olenka, or Let's see Paris!" is intended for adult readers with free thinking and literary taste in books of Henry Miller, Louis-Ferdinand Céline and Marquis de Sade.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781666248609
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date: 02/12/2021
Pages: 638
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.28(d)

About the Author

Vladimir Aituganov - writer, artist, scuba diver, sailor, martial artist was born in Russia. He graduated from Philosophy Department of Moscow University and from Painting Department of University of Arts in Moscow. His books, articles and essays on philosophy, art and culture were published in English, Russian, Danish and Azeri. “Olenka, or Let's See, Paris” is his fourth book of fiction.
He lives in Hightstown, New Jersey and in Paris, France
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