The Funeral Party
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The Funeral Party by Ludmila Ulitskaya
August 1991. In a sweltering New York City apartment, a group of Russian migr s 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 and of their lives in Russia are punctuated by debates and squabbles: Whom did Alik love most? Should he be baptized before he dies, as his alcoholic wife, Nina, desperately wishes, or be reconciled to the faith of his birth by a rabbi who happens to be on hand? And what will be the meaning for them of the Yeltsin putsch, which is happening across the world in their long-lost Moscow but also right before their eyes on CN? This marvelous group of individuals inhabits the first novel by Ludmila Ulitskaya to be published in English, a book that was shortlisted for the Russian Booker Prize and has been praised wherever translated editions have appeared. Simultaneously funny and sad, lyrical in its Russian sorrow and devastatingly keen in its observation of character, The Funeral Party introduces to our shores a wonderful writer who captures, wryly and tenderly, our complex thoughts and emotions confronting life and death, love and loss, homeland and exile. From the Hardcover edition.Ludmila Ulitskaya is a well-known and well-known literary figure in Russia. She is the author of more than a dozen works of literature, including The Great Green Tent, various children's stories, and multiple plays that have been presented by a number of theaters in Russia and Germany. She is a former scientist and the director of Moscow's Hebrew Repertory Theater. She was a judge for the Man Booker International Award and received the Man Booker Prize in Russia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780805211320 |
| ISBN 10 | 0805211322 |
| Title | The Funeral Party |
| Author | Ludmila Ulitskaya |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Schocken Books |
| Year published | 2002-01-15 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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