In this captivating memoir, Draitser explores what it means to be a satirist in a country lacking freedom of expression. His experience provides a window into the lives of a generation of artists who were allowed to poke fun and make readers laugh, as long as they toed a narrow, state-approved line. “In the Jaws of the Crocodile” also includes several of Draitser’s wry pieces translated into English for the first time.
A powerful, offbeat narrative of a journey through Ukraine and encounters with ordinary Ukrainians living through war.
“A book should serve as the ax for the frozen sea within us.” (Kafka)
A new collection of poems by Andrey Gritsman. In English.
The new poetry collection from Wayne Pernu, one of the finest poets writing in English today. This is one of those rare collections that calls to mind the great masters—Donne, Keats, Yeats.
Comedy and tragedy collide in stories of family life in Soviet Russia and the complexities of the immigrant experience
