I Named My Dog Pushkin (And Other Immigrant Tales) (häftad, english) Octopus publishing group

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Buy a pair of Levi''s, lose the Russian accent, become an American... how hard could it be?Moscow, 1988. After years of antisemitic harassment, countless hours waiting in line for toilet paper, and having zero access to cool jeans, Margarita decides it''s time to get the hell out of the Soviet UnionWhile dreaming of buying the boat-sized Buick she''d seen in a pirated VHS of Miami Vice and getting a taste of whatever it is Bruce Springsteen is singing about, she comes up with a plan to escape Mother Russia for good. When Margarita arrives in the US with her family, she has one objective - become fully American as soon as possible, and leave her Soviet past behindBut she soon learns that finding her new voice is harder than avoiding the KGB.Because, how do you become someone else completely? Is it as simple as changing your name, upgrading your wardrobe and working on your pronunciation of the word ''sheet''? Can you let go of old habits (never, ever throw anything away), or learn to da

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