The Man Who Couldn't Die: The Tale of an Authentic Human Being
(Part of the Russian Library Series)
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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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0231185952
ISBN13:9780231185950
Release Date:January 2019
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:248 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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