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The Dream Life Of Sukhanov
Olga Grushin
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Description for The Dream Life Of Sukhanov
Paperback. Stepping out into the dusk of an warm evening, esteemed art critic Sukhanov feels on top of the world. But the year is 1985 and the air is heavy with change. His future is haunted by doubt. Beset by visions of a past he gave up, he questions his choices: in swapping a life as a brilliant underground artist for comfort did he betray his dreams? Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 336. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Stepping out into the dusk of a warm Moscow evening, esteemed art critic Anatoly Sukhanov feels on top of the world: his career is glittering, his wife is beautiful and his children are clever. But the year is 1985 and the air is heavy with change. Sukhanov's future will be haunted by doubt. Beset by heartbreaking visions of a past he gave up, he questions his choices: in swapping a precarious life as a brilliant underground artist for comfort and security did he betray his dreams? And if his dreams are lost, what does he have left?
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141024400
SKU
KAC0001560
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Olga Grushin
Olga Grushin was born in Moscow in 1971. Her family left for Prague in 1976 and returned to Moscow in 1981. She studied at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow State University and Emory University. The Dream Life of Sukhanov was shortlisted for both the LA Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction and the Orange Prize for New ... Read more
Reviews for The Dream Life Of Sukhanov
In Grushin's wonderful novel, the incandescent wealth of Russia's literary heritage blazes
Daily Telegraph
So good, I felt like buying ten copies and sending them to friends . . . a stunning fictional debut
Lesley Chamberlain
Independent
So good, I felt like buying ten copies and sending them to friends . . . a stunning ... Read more
Daily Telegraph
So good, I felt like buying ten copies and sending them to friends . . . a stunning fictional debut
Lesley Chamberlain
Independent
So good, I felt like buying ten copies and sending them to friends . . . a stunning ... Read more