Sinopsis
Arguably Dovlatovs most significant work, The Zone illuminates the twisted absurdity of the life of a prison guard: "Almost any prisoner would have been suited to the role of a guard. Almost any guard deserved a prison term"
Written in Sergei Dovlatovs unique voice and unmatched style, The Zone is a satirical novelization of Dovlatovs time as a prison guard for the Soviet Army in the early 1960s. Snapshots of the prison are juxtaposed with the narrators letters to Igor Markovich of Hermitage Press in which he urges Igor to publish the very book were reading. As Igor receives portions of the prison camp manuscript, so too does the reader.
Full of Dovlatovs trademark dark humor and dry wit, The Zones narrator is an extension of his author, and the book fittingly begins with the following disclaimer: "The names, events, and dates given here are all real. I invented only those details that were not essential. Therefore, any resemblance between the characters in this book and living people is intentional and malicious. And all fictionalizing was unexpected and accidental." What follows is a complex novel that captures two sides of Dovlatov: the writer and the man.
Written in Sergei Dovlatovs unique voice and unmatched style, The Zone is a satirical novelization of Dovlatovs time as a prison guard for the Soviet Army in the early 1960s. Snapshots of the prison are juxtaposed with the narrators letters to Igor Markovich of Hermitage Press in which he urges Igor to publish the very book were reading. As Igor receives portions of the prison camp manuscript, so too does the reader.
Full of Dovlatovs trademark dark humor and dry wit, The Zones narrator is an extension of his author, and the book fittingly begins with the following disclaimer: "The names, events, and dates given here are all real. I invented only those details that were not essential. Therefore, any resemblance between the characters in this book and living people is intentional and malicious. And all fictionalizing was unexpected and accidental." What follows is a complex novel that captures two sides of Dovlatov: the writer and the man.
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Ficha Técnica
Editorial: Counterpoint
ISBN: 9781619020344
Idioma: Inglés
Fecha de lanzamiento: 01/02/2012
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