Dog Doing Well: Stories from My Life in the Soviet Union - Couverture souple

Vesterholt, Sonya

 
9798887198286: Dog Doing Well: Stories from My Life in the Soviet Union
Couverture souple
ISBN 13 : 9798887198286
Editeur : Cherry Orchard Books, 2025

Synopsis

In this poignant and darkly humorous memoir, Sonya Vesterholt recounts her experiences growing up in Leningrad during the Stalin era and the post-Stalin "thaw."

This collection of memories, stories, and jokes conveys personal experiences of historical events in the Soviet Union. Characters collide with the oppressive state espionage system that interferes in their personal lives and explore key moments from the author’s childhood and youth. With both humor and bitterness, readers discover Sonya’s routine heroism and resistance to state power as well as ironic details of everyday life. Under these circumstances, something as seemingly straightforward as a short message about the dog’s health becomes a symbol of victory over fear and absurdity.

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À propos de l?auteur

Sonya Vesterholt is a memoirist, award-winning documentary film instructor, producer, film festival jury member, radio host and speaker, and art gallery owner. She came to Denmark from the USSR in 1970. Vesterholt has a degree in Russian language and literature, taught Russian at Copenhagen University, and interpreted for the Danish Refugee Council. She also studied creative production at the National Film School of Denmark. Her books are Hunden Er Rask (2011) and Kjærlighetslandet (2016).

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Éditeur
Cherry Orchard Books
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 13 
9798887198286
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
200
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