| Record Number |
859605 |
| ISBN |
9781786091567 (paperback) |
| Author |
Manning, Olivia author. |
| Title |
The Balkan trilogy / Olivia Manning. |
| Publisher/Date |
London : Windmill Books, 2021. |
| Pagination etc. |
1033 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
The Balkan trilogy 1-3 |
| Contents note |
Originally published: Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1981. |
| The great fortune. Originally published: London Heinemann, 1960 -- The spoilt city. Originally published: London Heinemann, 1962 -- Friends and heroes. Originally published London: Heinemann, 1965. |
| Summary Note |
The Balkan Trilogy is the story of a marriage and of a war, a vast, teeming, and complex masterpiece in which Olivia Manning brings the uncertainty and adventure of civilian existence under political and military siege to vibrant life. At the heart of the trilogy are newly-weds Guy and Harriet Pringle, who arrive in Bucharest - the so-called Paris of the East - in the autumn of 1939, just weeks after the German invasion of Poland. Guy's lecturing job awaits, alongside friends and the ever-ardent Sophie - but for Harriet, alone and naive, it's a strange new life. Other surprises follow- Romania joins the Axis, and before long German soldiers overrun the capital. The Pringles flee south to Greece, part of a group of refugees made up of White Russians, journalists, con artists, and dignitaries. In Athens, however, the couple will face a new challenge of their own... |
| Subject |
Pringle, Guy (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| Pringle, Harriet (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction |
| Added Author |
Manning, Olivia Great fortune. |
| Manning, Olivia Spoilt city. |
| Manning, Olivia Friends and heroes. |
| Shelf Location |
F MANN |
