My Life as a Russian Novel

A Russian Novel, published as My Life as a Russian Novel in the United States, is a 2007 book by the French writer Emmanuel Carrère. It is about Carrère's life in 2000–2002, including his love life, a visit to Russia where he made the film Back to Kotelnich, and research into his grandfather's life. Although heavily autobiographical, the book was labelled as a work of fiction by Carrère and the publisher.