russian-american fiction/memoirs

[Harlow Robinson]

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Harlow Robinson
Northeastern University



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Inna Caron" <caron.4 at OSU.EDU>
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Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] russian-american fiction/memoirs


> Will Borat be too offensive for your audience? :)
>
> As a more digestible material, besides the too obvious choices (Il'f and 
> Petrov, Nabokov (Pnin), Aksyonov) Gary Shteyngart comes to mind.
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> Inna
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> Inna Caron
> Ph.D. Candidate, Slavic Languages and Literatures
> The Ohio State University
> 400 Hagerty Hall
> Columbus, OH 43210
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> caron.4 at osu.edu
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> From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list 
> [mailto:SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Sarah Clovis Bishop
> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 9:43 AM
> To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
> Subject: [SEELANGS] russian-american fiction/memoirs
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> This fall I am teaching a new writing-based course for first-year students
> on the theme of "Russians in America; Americans in Russia."  (I've used
> "Russians" here for simplicity's sake, but I am interested in all citizens
> of Russia, and perhaps some other former Soviet republics).  I'm primarily
> interested in issues of culture shock and acculturation.
> I've found some great material (primarily recent texts), but before I
> finalize my syllabus, I'd love to hear your suggestions for 20th-21st
> century texts (short stories, memoirs, novels, films) that deal with
> Americans' experience of Russia or Russians' experience of America.  They
> need to be available in English.
> Thanks in advance!
> Sarah
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> Sarah Clovis Bishop
> Russian Department
> Wellesley College
> sbishop at wellesley.edu
> 781-283-2448
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