{"product_id":"the-suitcase-paperback","title":"The Suitcase - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSergei Dovlatov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSergei Dovlatov's subtle, dark-edged humor and wry observations are in full force in \u003ci\u003eThe Suitcase\u003c\/i\u003e as he examines eight objects--the items he brought with him in his luggage upon his emigration from the U.S.S.R. These seemingly undistinguished possessions, stuffed into a worn-out suitcase, take on a riotously funny life of their own as Dovlatov inventories the circumstances under which he acquired them, occasioning a brilliant series of interconnected tales: A poplin shirt evokes the bittersweet story of a courtship and marriage, while a pair of boots (of the kind only the Nomenklatura can afford) calls up the hilarious conclusion to an official banquet. Some driving gloves--remnants of Dovlatov's short-lived acting career--share space with neon-green crepe socks, reminders of a failed black-market scam. And in curious juxtaposition, the belt from a prison guard's uniform lies next to a stained jacket that once belonged to Fernand Léger. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImbued with a comic nostalgia overlaid with Dovlatov's characteristically dry wit, \u003ci\u003eThe Suitcase\u003c\/i\u003e is an intensely human, delightfully ironic novel from \"the finest Soviet satirist to appear in English since Vladimir Voinovich.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSergei Dovlatov\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Ufa, Bashkiria (U.S.S.R.), in 1941. He dropped out of the University of Leningrad after two years and was drafted into the army, serving as a guard in high-security prison camps. In 1965 he began to work as a journalist, first in Leningrad and then in Tallinn, Estonia. After a period of intense harassment by the authorities, he emigrated to the United States in 1978. He lived in New York until his death in 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701207863359,"sku":"9781582437330","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e86f602d5db0f4716159b1d46fb73f74.webp?v=1765019753","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-suitcase-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}