Suitcase

Author: Sergey Dovlatov
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This is a novella that narrates the protagonist's exile from Leningrad to New York in the 1980s. Upon opening a long-stored suitcase, he reflects on various memories from his time in the Soviet Union. The author employs a humorous and satirical tone to depict the history and fate of both individuals and nations after the great changes in Eastern Europe, while also revealing an inescapable, faint nostalgia for his homeland.