The Suitcase: A Novel

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The Suitcase: A Novel

From the exiled Russian author of The Zoneâ€”â€œHis tales open a small window on to daily life in the former Soviet Unionâ€ (The Guardian).
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Sergei Dovlatovâ€™s subtle, dark-edged humor and wry observations are in full force inÂ The SuitcaseÂ as he examines eight objectsâ€”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 glovesâ€”remnants of Dovlatovâ€™s short-lived acting careerâ€”share space with neon-green crepe socks, reminders of a failed black-market scam. And in curious juxtaposition, the belt from a prison guardâ€™s uniform lies next to a stained jacket that once belonged to Fernand LÃ©ger.
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Imbued with a comic nostalgia overlaid with Dovlatovâ€™s characteristically dry wit,Â The SuitcaseÂ is an intensely human, delightfully ironic novel from â€œthe finest Soviet satirist to appear in English since Vladimir Voinovich,â€ according to the Washington Post.
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â€œReaders will soar through the first two-thirds of this novel, thenÂ .Â .Â . stave off finishing it. The final chapters will be hoarded and cherished, doled out one at a time as a reward after a bad day.â€ â€”The New York Times
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â€œHis laconic, humane irony illuminated life in the Soviet Union like a sudden burst of laughter during a police interrogation.â€ â€”The Baltimore Sun

Country	USA
Author	Sergei Dovlatov
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	Reprint
EISBN	9781582438832
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Counterpoint
Manufacturer	Counterpoint
NumberOfPages	146
PublicationDate	2011-04-01
Publisher	Counterpoint
ReleaseDate	2018-11-01
Studio	Counterpoint

The Suitcase: A Novel

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