Maria Galina
Autore di Iramifications: An Adventure Novel (Glas New Russian Writing)
Sull'Autore
Opere di Maria Galina
Медведки 2 copie
Medvedki 1 copia
Givi I Shenderovich 1 copia
Pokrivalo dlia Avaddona 1 copia
Proshai, Moi Angel 1 copia
Куриный Бог 1 copia
Когда мы были шпионами 1 copia
Opere correlate
Read Russia!: An Anthology of New Voices — Collaboratore — 14 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1958-11-10
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- Russia
- Luogo di nascita
- Tver, Russia
- Luogo di residenza
- Moscow, Russia
Bergen, Norway
Odessa, Ukraine - Attività lavorative
- poet
literary critic
translator
marine biologist
Utenti
Recensioni
As I began to read Maria Galina's Iramifications, I couldn't help but think of the old Bob Hope and Bing Crosby "Road" movies in which two rather hapless adventurers find themselves in strange and exotic lands competing for the love of a voluptuous woman amidst outrageous circumstances....more at Belletrista: http://www.belletrista.com/2012/Issue16/reviews_3.php
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 14
- Opere correlate
- 1
- Utenti
- 34
- Popolarità
- #413,653
- Voto
- 3.1
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 8
- Lingue
- 2
The strength of Mole Crickets is its humorous narrative voice: the story is told by an "editor" named Blinkin (pseudonym: Trigorin) who invents life stories/histories for his clients, including a man who grew up in an orphanage and doesn't want to settle for just a family history.
Though all the plot lines didn't fit together as neatly as they might, the mystical element fell totally flat for me, and Mole Crickets occasionally felt a bit too quirky, Galina's portrayal of a loner's life (and those who intrude) was lots of fun to read.
(There's more about Mole Crickets on my blog, here.)… (altro)