Dovlatov & Surroundings

Name: Dovlatov & Surroundings
Brand: Academic Studies Press

Academic Studies Press

Dovlatov and SurroundingsA Philological Novel\nAuthor(s): Alexander Genis, Alexander Rojavin\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Academic Studies Press, United States\nImprint: Cherry Orchard Books\nISBN-13: 9798887190518, 979-8887190518\nSynopsis\nDovlatov\nand Surroundings is a literary ode by one of the most\nconsequential late 20th-century Russian writers, Alexander Genis, to\nanother: Sergei Dovlatov. Though the books focus is ostensibly the man\nhimself, the text unfolds as a comprehensive look at the Soviet, post-Soviet,\nand American cultures that shaped him and which he shaped. Dovlatov and Surroundings constantly, but effortlessly shifts its\nfocus from the intimate to the sweeping, as Geniss reflections on his\nfriendship with Dovlatov organically give way to recollections about diaspora\nlife, which transition smoothly into analyses of language, culture, politics,\nand literature. Characterized by Genis as an obituary, this book makes plain\nthe significance of Dovlatov to Russ.