{"product_id":"laughing-all-the-way-to-freedom-9781476692982","title":"Laughing All the Way to Freedom","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   A sequel to the author''s autobiographical trilogy--\u003ci\u003eShush! Growing up Jewish under Stalin, In the Jaws of the Crocodile\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFarewell, Mama Odessa\u003c\/i\u003e--this book is part memoir and part cultural study about the challenges of immigration and American accculturation. With self-deprecating humor, the author, a former Soviet satirist who was punished for trespassing the boundaries of public criticism, recollects his growing pains as he overcame his indoctrinated upbringing in a totalitarian society to embrace America''s defining values.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Part memoir, part comparative psychology, part humor anthology,\u003ci\u003eLaughing All the Way to Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating delight. While recalling his early and lasting impressions of his adopted country, Draitser subjects his own formidable oeuvre as a satirical author--both pre- and post-emigration--to an insightful re-examination. While revisiting these wonderful texts, he gives us a sincere and illuminating retrospective account of the immigrant experience, including the mixed joy and apprehension of unexpectedly being able to visit his homeland (and beloved city of Odessa) again, after having found the courage to leave it forever. The recent and ongoing terrible events in Ukraine and Russia give the book an additional, almost unbearable poignancy.” - Dr. Seth Graham, University College London, School of Slavonic and East European Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Everything about this remarkably engaging collection of essays--by turns poignant and funny, and deeply thoughtful and thought-provoking throughout--rings true, because it is true. At the heart of it, these keen ruminations on the nature of exile and an emigre's discovery of America are unwaveringly authentic.” - Mikhail Iossel, Concordia University, Montreal (Canada)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes on Transliteration and Translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword by Konstantin V. Kustanovich\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I. Farewell, Step-Mother Russia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 1. My Inner Emigration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 2. \"Lessons of Montreal\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. \"Dust\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II. Discovering America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 4. \"Increditability\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5. Buying a Used Soul\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 6. \"He Won't Make It\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 7. Forbidden Laughter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 8. Looking for an American Friend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 9. \"On the bumpy road to love\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart III. Discovering Self in America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Law as a Carriage Drawbar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Blacksmiths of Happiness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. \"Save Kisa!\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. \"How Much for a Dozen of Insults?\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. \"Footmall\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIV. The Road to Americanization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. \"Comrade Millionaire\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16. \"Disappearance\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17. Who Are You?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfterword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040520470871,"sku":"9781476692982","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476692982.jpg?v=1750947000","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/laughing-all-the-way-to-freedom-9781476692982","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}