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The Zone
Sergei Dovlatov
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Description for The Zone
Paperback. A priceless chronicle of its time which highlights universal themes, Dovlatov's genre-defying novel also provides moments of high entertainment and humour, rendered in his characteristically sharp, concise and sardonic style. Translator(s): Frydman, Anne. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
Based on Dovlatov’s actual experience of being a prison guard in Soviet Russia in the 1960s, and full of comic and humane detail, The Zone depicts the absurd day-to- day life of a camp in an insightful and unusual way, challenging commonly held perceptions of the relations between incarcerators and the incarcerated. A priceless chronicle of its time which highlights universal themes, Dovlatov’s genre-defying novel also provides moments of high entertainment and humour, rendered in his characteristically sharp, concise and sardonic style.
Based on Dovlatov’s actual experience of being a prison guard in Soviet Russia in the 1960s, and full of comic and humane detail, The Zone depicts the absurd day-to- day life of a camp in an insightful and unusual way, challenging commonly held perceptions of the relations between incarcerators and the incarcerated. A priceless chronicle of its time which highlights universal themes, Dovlatov’s genre-defying novel also provides moments of high entertainment and humour, rendered in his characteristically sharp, concise and sardonic style.
Product Details
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847493576
SKU
V9781847493576
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99-3
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 The Zone
One wishes that he’d lived longer, been published sooner, given us more.
Francine Prose
Francine Prose