Author |
Dovlatov, Sergeĭ.
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Publication |
Berkeley : Counterpoint, [2014]
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Description |
163 pages ; 22 cm |
Call # |
FIC DOVLATOV |
Note |
Translated from the Russian. |
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This translation first published in 2013 by Alma Classics Ltd. |
Summary |
"An unsuccessful writer and an inveterate alcoholic, Boris Alikhanov has recently divorced his wife Tatyana, and he is running out of money. The prospect of a summer job as a tour guide at the Pushkin Hills Preserve offers him hope of regaining some balance in life as his wife makes plans to emigrate to the West with their daughter Masha, but during Alikhanov's stay in the rural estate of Mikhaylovskoye, his life continues to unravel"-- Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Alcoholics -- Fiction.
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Divorced men -- Fiction.
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Tour guides (Persons) -- Fiction.
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Addl. Author |
Dovlatov, Katherine, translator.
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ISBN |
9781619022454 (hbk.) : |
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1619022451 (hbk.) |
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