Dovlatov, "Predstavlenie"

[Alexandra N. Leontieva]

> Does anyone know of a published (or even unpublished) translation of his
> story "Predstavlenie"?


As far as I can recall, a variant of "Predstavlenie" is part of Dovlatov's
larger work, The Zone (Zona), available in English translation as: The Zone:
A Prison Camp Guard's Story by Sergei Dovlatov, trans. Anne Frydman, N.Y.:
Knopf, 1985. Check p. 131 - 160.

There might be minor variations, but the basics are the same. The Zone is
currently out of print, but amazon.com located a used copy in v. good
condition ca. 2.5 years ago.

There is also a film version of the story, which is very bad. Seems that
Dovlatov's daughter Sasha has been trying to stop it, so far unsuccessfully.


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University of Bergen
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