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Diane Nemec Ignashev’s translation of Ariadna Efron’s memoirs gives a varied selection of writings in a rendering that is both punctilious and lyrical. The book is not only a rich and valuable source on the life and work of Tsvetaeva, as its subtitle advertises, but proof that Ariadna Efron was herself a wonderful writer. The book will attract not only fans of Tsvetaeva, but anyone with an interest in Russia in the early twentieth century or Russian emigre life of the 1920s and 30s. Along with her admirable translation, Nemec Ignashev provides useful apparatus of notes and a biographical glossary of the individuals mentioned in the text. We recommend this beautiful and useful book to everyone http://www.aatseel.org/about/prizes/recent-recipients/book-prize-winners-for-2011