Say Cheese
by Aksyonov, Vassily
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0394543637
- ISBN 13
- 9780394543635
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1989. Hardcover, Dust Jacket
404 pp.
Condition: very good, minor defects of the dust jacket.
From Publishers Weekly
"This lengthy new release by the well-known emigre writer ( In Search of Melancholy Baby ) is an exuberant high-spirited farce that makes pointed jabs at every aspect of Soviet society. Max Ogorodnikov, the "star" of the novel, is a larger-than-life character, a famous photographer on his sixth and seventh wives, whose wit and courage make him a special target of the KGB. When he and his fellow "new wave" circle of friends put together an uncensored photo album called "Say Cheese," the KGB immediately tries to suppress it. Max escapes to New York, where the album is released and becomes an international sensation. Returning home, he finds his KGB "handlers" have stepped up their efforts to harass him and his wife; Max finally considers emigration. The novel ends with a rousing call for Soviet solidarity. Although not always master of his own plot (characters mysteriously disappear and reappear at random throughout the narrative), Aksyonov's scathing wit may make him the nearest thing the Soviet Union has to Tom Wolfe. The plot's absurd twists and turns render this a hilarious, if not always controlled, joy to read
404 pp.
Condition: very good, minor defects of the dust jacket.
From Publishers Weekly
"This lengthy new release by the well-known emigre writer ( In Search of Melancholy Baby ) is an exuberant high-spirited farce that makes pointed jabs at every aspect of Soviet society. Max Ogorodnikov, the "star" of the novel, is a larger-than-life character, a famous photographer on his sixth and seventh wives, whose wit and courage make him a special target of the KGB. When he and his fellow "new wave" circle of friends put together an uncensored photo album called "Say Cheese," the KGB immediately tries to suppress it. Max escapes to New York, where the album is released and becomes an international sensation. Returning home, he finds his KGB "handlers" have stepped up their efforts to harass him and his wife; Max finally considers emigration. The novel ends with a rousing call for Soviet solidarity. Although not always master of his own plot (characters mysteriously disappear and reappear at random throughout the narrative), Aksyonov's scathing wit may make him the nearest thing the Soviet Union has to Tom Wolfe. The plot's absurd twists and turns render this a hilarious, if not always controlled, joy to read
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- Bookseller
- Globus Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16521
- Title
- Say Cheese
- Author
- Aksyonov, Vassily
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394543637
- ISBN 13
- 9780394543635
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
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