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August 1991. In a sweltering New York City apartment, a group of Russian émigrés gathers round the deathbed of an artist named Alik, a charismatic character beloved by them all, especially the women who take turns nursing him as he fades from this world. Their reminiscences of the dying man... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Alik: Dying artist who ties all the characters together
- Maika (or T-shirt): Add a description of this character.
First Sentence edit
The heat was terrible, with one hundred per cent humidity.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ludmila Ulitskaya (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Schocken
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 080524185X
Page Count: 154
Publisher: Schocken
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 080524185X
Page Count: 154
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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