All Russians Love Birch Trees

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Cultural Heritage, Literary, Contemporary Women
Cover of the book All Russians Love Birch Trees by Olga Grjasnowa, Other Press
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Author: Olga Grjasnowa ISBN: 9781590515853
Publisher: Other Press Publication: January 7, 2014
Imprint: Other Press Language: English
Author: Olga Grjasnowa
ISBN: 9781590515853
Publisher: Other Press
Publication: January 7, 2014
Imprint: Other Press
Language: English

An award-winning debut novel about a quirky immigrant’s journey through a multicultural, post-nationalist landscape
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Set in Frankfurt, All Russians Love Birch Trees follows a young immigrant named Masha. Fluent in five languages and able to get by in several others, Masha lives with her boyfriend, Elias. Her best friends are Muslims struggling to obtain residence permits, and her parents rarely leave the house except to compare gas prices. Masha has nearly completed her studies to become an interpreter, when suddenly Elias is hospitalized after a serious soccer injury and dies, forcing her to question a past that has haunted her for years.
 
Olga Grjasnowa has a unique gift for seeing the funny side of even the most tragic situations. With cool irony, her debut novel tells the story of a headstrong young woman for whom the issue of origin and nationality is immaterial—her Jewish background has taught her she can survive anywhere. Yet Masha isn’t equipped to deal with grief, and this all-too-normal shortcoming gives a particularly bittersweet quality to her adventures.

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An award-winning debut novel about a quirky immigrant’s journey through a multicultural, post-nationalist landscape
** **
Set in Frankfurt, All Russians Love Birch Trees follows a young immigrant named Masha. Fluent in five languages and able to get by in several others, Masha lives with her boyfriend, Elias. Her best friends are Muslims struggling to obtain residence permits, and her parents rarely leave the house except to compare gas prices. Masha has nearly completed her studies to become an interpreter, when suddenly Elias is hospitalized after a serious soccer injury and dies, forcing her to question a past that has haunted her for years.
 
Olga Grjasnowa has a unique gift for seeing the funny side of even the most tragic situations. With cool irony, her debut novel tells the story of a headstrong young woman for whom the issue of origin and nationality is immaterial—her Jewish background has taught her she can survive anywhere. Yet Masha isn’t equipped to deal with grief, and this all-too-normal shortcoming gives a particularly bittersweet quality to her adventures.

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