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One Ukrainian Summer

One Ukrainian Summer


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'Groskop skillfully juggles memoir, biography, philosophy, and literary criticism ... witty, infectiously engaged, and always thoughtful' - Madeline Miller on Au Revoir, TristesseAutumn 1993. The former USSR.

Viv is about to turn 21 and is on a study year abroad, supposedly immersed in the language, history and politics of a world that has just ceased to exist: the Soviet Union. Instead, she finds herself immersed in Bogdan Bogdanovich - the lead guitarist of a Ukrainian punk rock band. As the temperature drops, he promises that if she can get through the freezing Russian winter, he will give her "one Ukrainian summer." But is he serious about her? Or is she just another groupie?At parties, gigs and dive bars, Viv and her new friends argue over whose turn it is to buy cigarettes, the best places to find Levi's jeans and whether beer counts as a soft drink.

No-one debates the merits of speaking Ukrainian over Russian, the precise location of the border or the undeniable brightness of the future. Of course good times are here to stay. Because the Soviet Union is finished.

Isn't it?A poignant and often comical account of coming-of-age in the time after the Cold War and before Putin, One Ukrainian Summer is a love letter to a unique moment in history. ALL PROCEEDS FROM THIS BOOK WILL BE DONATED TO PEN INTERNATIONALPEN International is a charity registered in the UK as International P.E.N. (Reg.

No. 1117088)Viv Groskop confirms that 100% of the income earned by her from this book will be donated to PEN International for their global work supporting writers at risk. Find out more: www.pen-international.org


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Autor Viv Groskop
Vydavateľ Bonnier Books Ltd
Jazyk anglický
VäzbaHardback
Počet strán192
Celkový čas'Groskop skillfully juggles memoir, biography, philosophy, and literary criticism ... witty, infectiously engaged, and always thoughtful' - Madeline Miller on Au Revoir, TristesseAutumn 1993. The former USSR. Viv is about to turn 21 and is on a study year abroad, supposedly immersed in the language, history and politics of a world that has just ceased to exist: the Soviet Union. Instead, she finds herself immersed in Bogdan Bogdanovich - the lead guitarist of a Ukrainian punk rock band. As the temperature drops, he promises that if she can get through the freezing Russian winter, he will give her "one Ukrainian summer." But is he serious about her? Or is she just another groupie?At parties, gigs and dive bars, Viv and her new friends argue over whose turn it is to buy cigarettes, the best places to find Levi's jeans and whether beer counts as a soft drink. No-one debates the merits of speaking Ukrainian over Russian, the precise location of the border or the undeniable brightness of the future. Of course good times are here to stay. Because the Soviet Union is finished. Isn't it?A poignant and often comical account of coming-of-age in the time after the Cold War and before Putin, One Ukrainian Summer is a love letter to a unique moment in history. ALL PROCEEDS FROM THIS BOOK WILL BE DONATED TO PEN INTERNATIONALPEN International is a charity registered in the UK as International P.E.N. (Reg. No. 1117088)Viv Groskop confirms that 100% of the income earned by her from this book will be donated to PEN International for their global work supporting writers at risk. Find out more: www.pen-international.org
Formát216 x 135
EAN9781804184868
Rok vydania2024
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