
Counterpoint LLC
The Suitcase : 9781582437330
Product Code:
9781582437330
ISBN13:
9781582437330
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$15.95

The Suitcase : 9781582437330
$15.95
Sergei Dovlatov's subtle, dark-edged humor and wry observations are in full force in The Suitcase as he examines eight objects--the items he brought with him in his luggage upon his emigration from the U.S.S.R. These seemingly undistinguished possessions, stuffed into a worn-out suitcase, take on a riotously funny life of their own as Dovlatov inventories the circumstances under which he acquired them, occasioning a brilliant series of interconnected tales: A poplin shirt evokes the bittersweet story of a courtship and marriage, while a pair of boots (of the kind only the Nomenklatura can afford) calls up the hilarious conclusion to an official banquet. Some driving gloves--remnants of Dovlatov's short-lived acting career--share space with neon-green crepe socks, reminders of a failed black-market scam. And in curious juxtaposition, the belt from a prison guard's uniform lies next to a stained jacket that once belonged to Fernand L?ger. Imbued with a comic nostalgia overlaid with Dovlatov's characteristically dry wit, The Suitcase is an intensely human, delightfully ironic novel from "the finest Soviet satirist to appear in English since Vladimir Voinovich."
Author: Sergei Dovlatov |
Publisher: Counterpoint LLC |
Publication Date: Apr 01, 2011 |
Number of Pages: 160 pages |
Binding: Paperback or Softback |
ISBN-10: 1582437335 |
ISBN-13: 9781582437330 |