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Le coup de grâce by Marguerite Yourcenar · Booklabria

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First published: 1939
Editions: 35 in 14 languages

Synopsis

Set in the Baltic provinces in the aftermath of World War I, Coup de Grâce tells the story of an intimacy that grows between three young people hemmed in by civil war: Erick, a Prussian fighting with the White Russians against the Bolsheviks; Conrad, his best friend from childhood; and Sophie, whose unrequited love for Erick becomes an unbearable burden.

Subjects: History
Romance
Love
Gay men
Triangles
LGBTQ fiction before Stonewall
Set in: Russia
Time: Russian Revolution

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35 in 14 languages

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English8 French8 Italian2 Portuguese2 All 14 languages

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