russian-american fiction/memoirs

[ashley cleek]

Dear Sarah  -

Dovlatov would be great for your students to get a feel of the emigre
experience plus he is very very funny, short and light. I would suggest "The
Suitcase", "Our People/Us"(in Russian "Nashi") and "The Foreign Women"
("Inostranka" in Russian).

Best -

Ashley Cleek

On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Panorama of Russia <
michaelbraun at verizon.net> wrote:

> Dear Sarah,
>
> We have a special chapter in our catalogue "Three waves of Russian
> emigration" http://www.panrus.com/books/category.php?langID=1&catID=260
>
> Also there are several books of memoirs published by Russian emigre of the
> third wave living in Boston. Are you interested in these books?
>
> Please advise.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Irina Braun
> Panorama of Russia
> 617-625-3635
> At 09:43 AM 6/9/2008, you wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>> Sarah Clovis Bishop
>> Russian Department
>> Wellesley College
>> sbishop at wellesley.edu
>> 781-283-2448
>>
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