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February 26, 2005
Nedelya Kak Nedelya
I have just read, for the first time, a Russian novel (in Russian, needless to say) from start to finish: Nedelya Kak Nedelya, by Natalya Baranskaya. I feel invincible, hear my rolled-r roar! (Ok, well, it was really more of a novella, strictly speaking, but two years ago I was still having to painstakingly sound out words almost letter by letter, so allow me my bit of vainglory, hm?)
I liked the book a lot, though there may be some bias here owing to my feeling intensely smug and accomplished throughout my reading. It was really compassionate and poignant without ever being manipulative - quite a bit like Chekhov in that way. Recommended.
Posted by michele at February 26, 2005 5:01 PM