"Pu-239" and Other Russian Fantasies: Novella and Stories by Ken Kalfus (English

Description: "Pu-239" and Other Russian Fantasies: Novella and Stories by Ken Kalfus The award-winning author of "Thirst" plucks individual lives from a century of Russian history and serves them up in tales that range from hair-raising to comic to fabulous. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The acclaimed short story and novella collection by "a virtuoso of the dismal comedy of Soviet life"--and the basis for the HBO film PU-239 (The New York Times). A PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist. Ken Kalfus traverses a century of Russian history in tales that range from hair-raising to comic to fabulous. The astonishing title story follows a doomed nuclear power plant worker as he attempts to hawk plutonium in Moscows black market. In "Budyonnovsk," a young man hopes that the takeover of his town by Chechen rebels will somehow save his marriage. "Salt" is an economic fairy tale, featuring kings, princesses, and swiftly melting currencies. Set in the 1920s, "Birobidzhan" is the bittersweet story of a Jewish couple journeying to the Soviet Far East, where they intend to establish the modern worlds first Jewish state. The novella, "Peredelkino," which closes the book, traces the fortunes of a 1960s literary apparatchik whose romantic intrigues inadvertently become political.Together, these works of fiction capture the famously enigmatic Russian psyche. They display Kalfus ability to imagine a variety of believable yet wholly singular characters whose lives percolate against a backdrop of momentous events. Author Biography ken kalfus is the author of a novel, "The Commissariat o ken kalfus is the author of a novel, "The Commissariat o ken kalfus is the author of a novel, "The Commissariat of Enlightenment", and the short story collections "Thirst", f Enlightenment", and the short story collections "Thirst", f Enlightenment", and the short story collections "Thirst", which won the Salon Book Award, and Pu-239 and "Other Russiawhich won the Salon Book Award, and Pu-239 and "Other Russiawhich won the Salon Book Award, and Pu-239 and "Other Russian Fantasies", which was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Awarn F Details ISBN1571310290 Author Ken Kalfus Short Title PU-239 & OTHER RUSSIAN FANTASI Pages 272 Publisher Milkweed Editions Language English ISBN-10 1571310290 ISBN-13 9781571310293 Media Book DEWEY 813.54 Year 1999 Residence Philadelphia, PA, US DOI 10.1604/9781571310293 Imprint Milkweed Editions Place of Publication Minneapolis Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 1999-08-18 NZ Release Date 1999-08-18 US Release Date 1999-08-18 UK Release Date 1999-08-18 Format Paperback Publication Date 1999-08-18 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137953461;

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