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Wild East:

stories from the last frontier
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Boris Fishman
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Justin, Charles & Co., Oct 1, 2003 - Literary Criticism - 266 pages
This book is a lusty and raucous anthology of stories about bohemians, danger junkies, and thrillseekers reveling in the cultural, social, political and sexual renaissance that followed the fall of the iron curtain.
  

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The former Soviet bloc countries are the source of a recent surge of literary talent, which is ably harnessed in this collection of 12 impressive, penetrating stories. Fishman, a Belarus native and ... Read full review

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Contents

First chapter
1
Contributors
263
Back jacket
267
Copyright

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About the author (2003)

Boris Fishman (MFA, New York University) is a writer, editor and translator. He has written for "The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The New Republic, Harper s, The Wall Street Journal", and many other publications.

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TitleWild East: stories from the last frontier
EditorBoris Fishman
Editionillustrated
PublisherJustin, Charles & Co., 2003
ISBN1932112154, 9781932112153
Length266 pages
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Fiction / Anthologies (multiple authors)
Fiction / General
Literary Criticism / General
  
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