The Man Who Couldn't Die: The Tale of an Authentic Human Being

by Olga Slavnikova

Book Overview

In the chaos of early-1990s Russia, the wife and stepdaughter of a paralyzed veteran conceal the Soviet Union's collapse from him in order to keep him--and his pension--alive until it turns out the tough old man has other plans. Olga Slavnikova's The Man Who Couldn't Die tells the story of how two women try to prolong a life--and the means and meaning of their own lives--by creating a world that doesn't change, a Soviet Union that never...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231185952
• ISBN13: 9780231185950
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"