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Description for Pushkin Hills
Paperback. Populated with unforgettable characters, such as Alikhanov's fellow guides Mitrofanov and Pototsky or the KGB officer Belyaev, and presented here for the first time in the English language, Pushkin Hills is arguably Dovlatov's most personal work and a poignant metaphor on the Russian attitude towards life and art. Illustrator(s): Dovlatov, Katherine. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146.
An unsuccessful writer and an inveterate alcoholic, Boris Alikhanov is running out of money and has recently divorced from his wife Tatyana, who intends to emigrate to the West with their daughter Masha. The prospect of a summer job as a tourist guide at the Pushkin Hills preserve offers him hope of bringing back some balance into his existence, but during his stay in the rural estate of Mikhaylovskoye, Alikhanov's life continues to unravel.
An unsuccessful writer and an inveterate alcoholic, Boris Alikhanov is running out of money and has recently divorced from his wife Tatyana, who intends to emigrate to the West with their daughter Masha. The prospect of a summer job as a tourist guide at the Pushkin Hills preserve offers him hope of bringing back some balance into his existence, but during his stay in the rural estate of Mikhaylovskoye, Alikhanov's life continues to unravel.
Product Details
Publisher
Oneworld Classics Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847492210
SKU
V9781847492210
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99-7
About Sergei Dovlatov
Born to an Armenian mother and a Jewish father, Sergei Dovlatov (1941-90) grew up in Leningrad. Because of his writings, which he could not publish in Russia, he was persecuted by the authorities, and ultimately forced into exile in the US, where he developed his talent as a comic writer. Since his death in 1990, Dovlatov has become one of ... Read more
Reviews for Pushkin Hills
Vodka-fuelled mishaps, grotesque comic cameos and - above all - quick-fire dialogue that swings and stings propel this furious twilight romp from the final days of Soviet power.
The Independent
Katherine Dovlatov's translation captures the wit and bittersweet irony of her father's Russian rural comedy.
The Guardian
A desperately hilarious, flippantly tragic gem. Read it
and weep. ... Read more
The Independent
Katherine Dovlatov's translation captures the wit and bittersweet irony of her father's Russian rural comedy.
The Guardian
A desperately hilarious, flippantly tragic gem. Read it
and weep. ... Read more