One Day In The Life Of Ivan Dentistovich And Other Related And Not Stories

By Jonathan L. Macarus

One Day in the Life of Ivan Dentistovichand Other Related and Not Stories is a collection of of thirteen, original, funny and unorthodox short stories of life. Atypical, humorous accounts providing a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1440441154
• ISBN13: 9781440441158
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A must-own for Russophiles and Macarusophiles

Having read several of the essays contained within, I can say that these stories, much like Russia in general and Russian dentistry in particular, are not for the faint of heart. Rather, these are for those who are up for an adventure, willing to travel through transitions and the mercies that accompany them. These are for those who will drink the cheap vodka, eat the beets and herring, buy the car- and live to laugh about it. The author is committed deeply enough to God to move to Russia in the mid 1990's, but he is committed because God is perfect and he is not, so reverence and humility are abundant. The author lived long enough in Russia to make a number of keen insights into that culture, but not so long that he forgot how an American reader would best understand the anecdotes. I'll take two- one for me and one to give as a gift- since we don't live in Russia, a bottle of vodka is not in my budget.