The man who couldn't die : the tale of an authentic human being
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Author
Contributors
Schwartz, Marian, 1951- translator.
Published
New York : Columbia University Press, 2018.
Status
Central - Adult Fiction
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Published
New York : Columbia University Press, 2018.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
224 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Description
In the chaos of early-1990s Russia, the wife and stepdaughter of a paralyzed veteran conceal the Soviet Union's collapse from him in order to keep him-and his pension-alive until it turns out the tough old man has other plans. Olga Slavnikova's The Man Who Couldn't Die tells the story of how two women try to prolong a life-and the means and meaning of their own lives-by creating a world that doesn't change, a Soviet Union that never crumbled. After her stepfather's stroke, Marina hangs Brezhnev's portrait on the wall, edits the Pravda articles read to him, and uses her media connections to cobble together entire newscasts of events that never happened. Meanwhile, her mother, Nina Alexandrovna, can barely navigate the bewildering new world outside, especially in comparison to the blunt reality of her uncommunicative husband. As Marina is caught up in a local election campaign that gets out of hand, Nina discovers that her husband is conspiring as well-to kill himself and put an end to the charade. -- from Amazon.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Slavnikova, O., & Schwartz, M. (2018). The man who couldn't die: the tale of an authentic human being . Columbia University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Slavnikova, Olʹga and Marian Schwartz. 2018. The Man Who Couldn't Die: The Tale of an Authentic Human Being. Columbia University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Slavnikova, Olʹga and Marian Schwartz. The Man Who Couldn't Die: The Tale of an Authentic Human Being Columbia University Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Slavnikova, Olʹga,, and Marian Schwartz. The Man Who Couldn't Die: The Tale of an Authentic Human Being Columbia University Press, 2018.
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