David Shrayer Petrov: 2 books
by David Shrayer-Petrov
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2014
These fourteen stories by the acclaimed master of Jewish-Russian fiction
are set in the former USSR, Western Europe, and America. Dinner with
Stalin features Soviet Jews grappling with issues of identity, acculturation,
and assimilation. Shrayer-Petrov explores aspects of antisemitism and persecution,
problems...
Jonah and Sarah
Jewish Stories of Russia and America
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2016
From the deceptively simple narratives Apple Cider Vinegar and Hurricane Bob to the surrealist story Dismemberers and the magical tales Jonah and Sarah and Lanskoy Road, the tempo fluctuates, but throughout, David Shrayer-Petrov seamlessly preserves familiar voices. The stories have a genuine feel...