Sergei Dovlatov: 3 books
The Zone
A Prison Camp Guard's Story
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
From the exiled Russian author of The Suitcase. “Reading Dovlatov is a joyous, thrilling, usually hilarious experience” (The New Yorker).
Written in Sergei Dovlatov’s unique voice and unmatched style, The Zone is a satirical novelization of Dovlatov’s time as a prison guard for the...
The Suitcase
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
From the exiled Russian author of The Zone—“His tales open a small window on to daily life in the former Soviet Union” (The Guardian).
Sergei Dovlatov’s subtle, dark-edged humor and wry observations are in full force in The Suitcase as he examines eight objects—the items he brought...
by Sergei Dovlatov, James Wood
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
A dissolute writer fights redemption in “a black comedy of eyes-wide-open excess . . . and a fine rumination on being Russian, besides” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
Praised by Kurt Vonnegut for his “truly deep and universal” fiction,...