Results for "Zgustova, Monika"

A captivating, nuanced portrait of the life of Véra Nabokov, who dedicated herself to advancing her husband’s writing career, playing a vital role in the creation of his greatest works.Véra Nabokov (1902–1991) was in many ways the epitome of the wife of a great man: keenly aware of her husband’s ext... Read More about A Revolver to Carry at Night: A Novel

This "exhilarating novel" of love, longing, and exile "captures the passion of a century in turmoil" (Rahna Reiko Rizzuto, author of Hiroshima in the Morning). From the "outstanding" Czech writer Monika Zgustova, The Silent Woman depicts a twentieth-century woman's life against a backdrop of war and... Read More about The Silent Woman

Richly imagined portraits celebrating three historical women--including Goya's muse--by an "outstanding writer" (Vaclav Havel). In "a unique voice that owes as much to Kundera as to Flaubert, to Hasek as to Tolstoy," Czech writer Monika Zgustova brings to life the stories of three remarkable women i... Read More about Goya's Glass

Named a Notable Translated Book of the Year by World Literature Today A poignant and unexpectedly inspirational account of women’s suffering and resilience in Stalin’s forced labor camps, diligently transcribed in the kitchens and living rooms of nine survivors.The pain inflicted by the gulags ... Read More about Dressed for a Dance in the Snow: Women's Voices from the Gulag