L'étoile russe

The story of Youri Gagarine, the first cosmonaut, and his improbable, marvelous and ultimately tragic, destiny. It is the story of a farmer's son with a degree in iron-working and a ferocious ambition who became the world's first cosmonaut. He was a modest boy who grew up during the Cold War and who, at age 21, found himself accidently enrolled in a government selection program where he will emerge a winner above 3000 other candidates on April 12th 1961: 108 minutes that will go down in History and make him famous. Youri's life is a novel - He conquered space but was defeated by dictatorship. When he became a living symbol of Soviet supremacy to be protected at all costs, his superiors forbade him any further space travel. With his dreams of walking on the moon now crushed, Youri turned his interest to women but his multiple relationships were all short-lived. But, heroes never die. This is the extraordinary life of Youri Gagarine as told through the accounts of several characters, both real and imaginary.

Anne-Marie Revol (Auteur) - Verschenen op 14/03/2018 bij Lattes