I Named My Dog Pushkin (And Other Immigrant Tales)
Notes from a Soviet girl on becoming an American woman
$33.34
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
29 November 2021
Summary
Buy a pair of Levi’s, lose the Russian accent, become an American… how hard could it be?
Moscow, 1988. After years of antisemitic harassment, countless hours waiting in line for toilet paper, and having zero access to cool jeans, Margarita decides it’s time to get the hell out of the Soviet Union. While dreaming of buying the boat-sized Buick she’d seen in a pirated VHS of Miami Vice and getting a taste of whatever it is Bruce Springsteen is singing about, sh…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781909770669 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1909770663 |
| Author: | Margarita Gokun Silver |
| Publisher: | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Thread |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 29 November 2021 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 22mm |
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About The Author
Margarita Gokun Silver
Margarita Gokun Silver is a freelance journalist, essayist, and novelist. Her articles and essays have been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, BBC, NPR and The Atlantic, among others. Her debut novel Who Is Mr. Plutin? (under the pseudonym Rebecca Strong) was published in 2015.
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