Tolmach

The Interpreter hovers somewhere between connected-short-stories-as-novel and epistolary novel… Each chapter is narrated by a nameless man, a native speaker of Russian who interprets at a German refugee camp in 2001. The refugees' stories, many of which are largely lies, are the highlight of the book, and their humorous and sad accounts blend into an interesting picture of post-Soviet wishes.

(There's more about The Interpreter on my blog, here.)