The Dream Life of Sukhanov, (Paperback)

from labfs39

Olga Grushin is my newest favorite author. Although she has only written two books, The Dream Life of Sukhanov and The Line, they are both are so superb that I am convinced that anything she writes will be good. Anatoly Sukhanov is a successful art magazine editor with a beautiful wife, an ambiti...

from Marse

It starts slow, but picks up in the second half. It is the story of a man who is forced to reassess his "successful" life because of a chance encounter with a former friend. This story could be set anywhere, but the Soviet and post-Soviet environment of the story make the protagonist's decisions ...

from araridan

This novel at its core is a story of man in his 50s having to confront the decisions that he made as a younger man and how they shaped the course of his life. Sukhanov essentially had two paths that he could have taken. On one path he pursues his passions but will inevitably struggle economically...

from Rdra1962

The story is very captivating and thought provoking. The reader has to pay attention and will be well rewarded for their effort! More impressive is the absolute beauty of Grushin's writing. I often stopped to reread a stunning phrase or paragraph!

from DieFledermaus

This is an excellent book - gorgeously written with evocative imagery, nicely paced and unpredictable, with sympathetic character portraits of even those who might seem unlikeable at first. Anatoly Sukhanov is a well-off and respected Soviet critic and editor with a seemingly perfect family. A se...