Presented in the form of scribbled notes written by one Anna Andrianovna in the solitary, desolate, and consoling hours of the night, this extraordinarily intense novel juxtaposes Anna's dreams and despair with startling wit and sublety, resulting in a revelation of modern Russian life that offers a brilliant illumination of the knot of love and fury that binds a family together.
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Presented in the form of scribbled notes written by one Anna Andrianovna in the solitary, desolate, and consoling hours of the night, this extraordinarily intense novel juxtaposes Anna's dreams and despair with startling wit and sublety, resulting in a revelation of modern Russian life that offers a brilliant illumination of the knot of love and fury that binds a family together.
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Rarely have I read a book so bleak and yet so funny at the same time. Much of this comes from the charisma of the narrator's voice. It is the voice of a mother's exasperation over her children and their foibles, which to a certain degree can be blamed on the limitations imposed by the social circumstances around them. I found her voice to be excellent company, even if she doesn't take much pleasure in the company of the other characters in the novel. I read a review of her new book of short stories in the Nation, which I have not read, but if you want to find out more about the author, that's a good piece to look up. If you're a writer annoyed by the world around you and its demands on time you'd rather spend writing, you might enjoy this book. (The narrator is a poet.)
