Consolations of the Forest

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First published in France as Dans les Forêts de Sibérie 2011

First published in the United States of America by Rizzoli Ex Libris, an imprint of Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. 2013

First published in Great Britain by Allen Lane 2013

Copyright © Editions Gallimard, Paris, 2011

Translation copyright © Linda Coverdale, 2013

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Cover design by Matthew Young

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ISBN: 978-0-141-97549-8