Fascinating hybrid …

… Biography review: Rediscover a Russian swashbuckler in ‘Limonov’ by Emmanuel Carrère | Dallas Morning News.

Limonov is not a standard biography but rather what Carrère calls a “nonfiction novel.” Rather than track down Limonov’s friends and relatives to find out what the author “really said,” Carrère relies instead on the version of his life as Limonov has told it in his memoirs, mixing in stories from Carrère’s own life, historical observations and cultural critiques.

Some years ago, I reviewed Carrère's The Adversary, a very good book. I also liked his film La Moustache, based on his own novel. He deserves more attention than he has got.