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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Last Chicken in America: A Novel in Storiesdi Ellen Litman
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. OK but kind of depressing set of related short stories about Russian Jewish immigrants in Pittsburg, with a focus on family dynamics and looking for love. We really don't know why they left Russia or chose America, but each carries their relationship problems here with them. The blurb calls this book hilarious and lighthearted. I don't agree. This sounds like it is told from Litman's personal experiences and about her acquaintances. We have very few clues (and those only later in the book) about what decade this book is set in. I wonder why the immigrants, who were engineers or other educated professionals, are unable to find work other than cleaning in America. I wonder how they qualify for welfare and Medicare. Het was al weer een tijdje geleden dat ik een boek las van een van oorsprong Russische schrijver, die niet in zijn of haar moedertaal schrijft. Deze verhalenbundel van Ellen Litman draagt de ondertitel "een roman in verhalen" en dat is het inderdaad. Alle verhalen spelen zich af in de wijk Squirel Hill in Pittsburgh, waar een grote gemeenschap Russen woont. Voor de Amerikaanse buitenwereld zijn zij allen gelijk, maar voor de Russen onderling bestaat er een groot onderscheid tussen Joodse Russen en "gewone" Russen. Lees verder op deze pagina van mijn boekenblog. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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Twelve linked, wryly humorous stories about an unforgettablecast of Russian-Jewish immigrants trying to assimilate in a newworld. Masha is just out of high school when her family arrives inSquirrel Hill, Pittsburgh. With touching lightheartedness andtremendous humor, these stories trace her struggles and those ofother Russians in the community to find their own place in the newsociety?seniors alienated from their children, spouses tryingto hold their families together while grappling with unemploymentand depression, young adults searching for love. In?Dancers? the home of a married couple is invaded by apair of hedonistic and financially unstable performers. The hero of?The Trajectory of Frying Pans? falls for a coworkerwho may or may not be trapped in a green-card marriage. In?About Kamyshinskiy? a man, living under the scrutinyof his daughters and neighbors, is trying to start over after thedeath of his wife. This is an impressive debut about the sometimespainful, sometimes hilarious collision of cultures, religions, andgenerations in contemporary America. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Some of the stories are very good indeed. ( )