These fourteen stories by the acclaimed master of Jewish-Russian
fiction are set in the former USSR, Western Europe, and America.
Dinner with Stalin features Soviet Jews grappling with issues of
identity, acculturation, and assimilation. Shrayer-Petrov explores
aspects of antisemitism and persecution, problems of mixed
marriages, dilemmas of conversion, and the survival of Jewish
memory. Both an author and a physician, Shrayer-Petrov examines his
subjects through the double lenses of medicine and literature. He
writes about Russian Jews who, having suffered in the former Soviet
Union, continue to cultivate their sense of cultural Russianness,
even as they—and especially their children—assimilate and
increasingly resemble American Jews. Shrayer-Petrov’s stories
also bear witness to the ways Jewish immigrants from the former
USSR interact with Americans of other identities and creeds,
notably with Catholics and Muslims. Not only lovers of Jewish and
Russian writing but all discriminating readers will delight in
Dinner with Stalin and Other Stories.
General
Imprint: |
Syracuse University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Library of Modern Jewish Literature |
Release date: |
April 2014 |
First published: |
March 2014 |
Authors: |
David Shrayer-Petrov
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Editors: |
Maxim D. Shrayer
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
376 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8156-1033-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8156-1033-5 |
Barcode: |
9780815610335 |
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