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I Named My Dog Pushkin (And Other Immigrant Tales)

Silver Margarita Gokun
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05.08.2022
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Buy a pair of Levi’s, lose the Russian accent, and turn yourself into an American. Really, how difficult could it be?

Fake an exit visa, fool the Soviet authorities, pack enough sausage to last through immigration, buy a one-way Aeroflot ticket, and the rest will sort itself out. That was the gist of every Soviet-Jewish immigrant’s plan in the 1980s, Margarita’s included. Despite her father’s protestations that they’d get caught and thrown into a gulag, she convinced her family to follow that plan.

When they arrived in the US, Margarita had a clearly defined objective – become fully American as soon as possible, and leave her Soviet past behind. But she soon learned that finding her new voice was harder than escaping the Soviet secret police.

She finds herself changing her name to fit in, disappointing her parents who expect her to become a doctor, a lawyer, an investment banker and a classical pianist – all at the same time, learning to date without hang-ups (there is no sex in the Soviet Union), parenting her own daughter ‘while too Russian’, and not being able to let go of old habits (never, ever throw anything away because you might use it again). Most importantly, she finds that no matter how hard you try not to become your parents, you end up just like them anyway.

Witty, sharp and unflinching, I Named My Dog Pushkin will have fans of David Sedaris and Samantha Irby howling with laughter at Margarita’s catastrophes, her victories and her near misses as she learns to grow as both a woman and an immigrant in a world that often doesn’t appreciate either.

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Dane bibliograficzne / Bibliographic info
Rodzaj (nośnik) / Type of product książka / book
Dział / Department Książki i czasopisma / Books and periodicals
Autor / Author Silver Margarita Gokun
Tytuł / Title I Named My Dog Pushkin
Podtytuł / Subtitle (And Other Immigrant Tales)
Język / Language angielski
Wydawca / Publisher Thread Publishing
Rok wydania / Published in year 2021
Rodzaj oprawy / Binding type Miękka
Wymiary / Size 12.5x19.5
Liczba stron / Number of pages 270
Ciężar / Weight 0,24 kg
   
ISBN 9781909770669 (9781909770669)
EAN/UPC 9781909770669
Stan produktu / Condition nowy / new - sprzedajemy wyłącznie nowe nieużywane produkty

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