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* Read * The Dream Life of Sukhanov by Olga Grushin ¶ eBook or Kindle ePUB. The Dream Life of Sukhanov But, at the age of 56, his perfect life is suddenly disintegrating. Olga Grushin’s astonishing literary debut has won her comparisons with everyone from Gogol to Nabokov. New political alignments threaten to undo him. Buried dreams return to haunt him. Vaulting effortlessly from the real to the surreal and from privilege to paranoia, The Dream Life of Sukhanov is a darkly funny, demonically entertaining novel.. A virtuoso study in betrayal and its consequences, it explores—rea
| Title | : | The Dream Life of Sukhanov |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.73 (755 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0143038400 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-17 |
| Language | : | English |
"This Novel Makes Me Want to Write" according to Preslopsky. I am a pretty harsh critic, and this book was not without its flaws, although I would be hard-pressed to talk about them without seeming petty. Sukhanov's fate seems inevitable from the start, so much so that the reader hopes against it, not only for the protagonist's sake, but for the writer's lest the novel's predicability diminish it's greatness.Because this is a book review, I think it would be best to give you a point of reference. The dust cover of the book says of Grushin "Steeped in the tradition of Gogol, Bulgakov, and Nabokov." . Lonya said Your young men shall see visions. And your old men shall dream dreams.This biblical prophecy plays out with a vengeance in Olga Grushin's extraordinary first novel, "The Dream Life of Sukhanov"."Sukhanov" has received glowing reviews in both the New York Times and on the cover of the Washington Post's Sunday Book Review. Such advance praise often leaves me with heightened expectations that almost invariably lead to disappointment. In this instance my expectations were not only met but exceeded. The book's publishers claim it is "steeped in the tradition of Gogol, Bulgakov. "A gentle look into the life of someone in another country." according to Marilyn Dalrymple. The Dream Life of Sukhanov is set in present day Moscow and gives readers a gentle look into life in another country, but the protagonist, Anatoly Sukkhanov could live almost anywhere Sukhanov lives in a perfect world he has created for himself. He soon finds, however, that perfection is not forever. Haughty and demanding, his attitude - among other things - causes the loss of loved ones and friends. Dreams begin to haunt him; his mind plays tricks on him. The regimented life he has been living with those around him acting like well-train
So it goes for bitterly compelling antihero Anatoly Pavlovich Sukhanov, richly crafted in this debut novel by Russian émigré Grushin. When a man claiming to be his long-lost cousin comes to visit, Sukhanov finds himself sleeping on his couch, where, as dreams of his former life haunt him, his past may catch up with him for real. An enviable Moscow apartment, a dacha and a personal driver follow, but 12 years later, Sukhanov can no longer write, his wife and son know him for the sellout he is, and Gorbachev's ascension may mean the end of his sinecure. 5)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Grushin, who has served as former President Carter's personal interpreter and as an editor at Harvard's Dumbarton Oaks Research Li
But, at the age of 56, his perfect life is suddenly disintegrating. Olga Grushin’s astonishing literary debut has won her comparisons with everyone from Gogol to Nabokov. New political alignments threaten to undo him. Buried dreams return to haunt him. Vaulting effortlessly from the real to the surreal and from privilege to paranoia, The Dream Life of Sukhanov is a darkly funny, demonically entertaining novel.. A virtuoso study in betrayal and its consequences, it explores—really, colonizes—the consciousness of Anatoly Sukhanov, who many years before abandoned the precarious existence of an underground artist for the perks of a Soviet apparatchik
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