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Russian tattoo : a memoir / Elena Gorokhova.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gorokhova, Elena, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gorokhova, Elena.
- Gorokhova, Elena--Family.
- Russian Americans--Biography.
- Russian Americans.
- Families.
- Russians--United States--Biography.
- Russians.
- United States.
- Immigrants--United States--Biography.
- Immigrants.
- Women--United States--Biography.
- Women.
- Mothers and daughters--United States.
- Mothers and daughters.
- Intergenerational relations--United States.
- Intergenerational relations.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 317 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Simon & Schuster, 2015.
- Summary:
- "In A Mountain of Crumbs, Elena Gorokhova describes coming of age behind the Iron Curtain and leaving her mother and her motherland for a new life in the United States. Now, in Russian Tattoo, Elena learns that the journey of an immigrant is filled with everyday mistakes, small humiliations, and a loss of dignity. Cultural disorientation comes in the form of not knowing how to eat a hamburger, buy a pair of shoes, or catch a bus. But through perseverance and resilience, Elena gradually adapts to her new country"-- Provided by publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9781451689822
- 1451689829
- OCLC:
- 873006383
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