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Skunk : a life (1993)

by Peter Aleshkovsky

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A master novel set in the Russian north with a wealth of authentic details on forest life.
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    The Dream Life of Sukhanov by Olga Grushin (Steve38)
    Steve38: Like 'Skunk' The Dream Life of Sukhanov is set in the period leading up to and following the break up of the USSR. As with all fictionalisations of historic periods they both give some indivduality and depths to events which are well known from TV and the news papers. 'Dream Life' has a less aggressive tone than 'Skunk'. It is written by an expatriate Russian which may explain the more tolerant tone.… (more)
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Skunk : a life
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Жизнеописание хорька
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813Literature › English (North America) › American fiction

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PG3478.L444Language and Literature › Slavic languages and literatures. Baltic languages. Albanian language › Slavic. Baltic. Albanian › Russian literature › Individual authors and works › 1961-2000

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