Fwd: May 03 - author Alina Bronsky book reading - Goethe Institut
Mariya Manzhos
From: Mary Carrick <maryc...@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 4:18 PM
Subject: May 03 - author Alina Bronsky book reading - Goethe Institut
To: "Carrick, Mary (Yahoo)" <theeve...@yahoo.com>
Broken Glass Park (Scherbenpark)
Reading by author Alina Bronsky
Monday, May 3, 6:30 p.m.
Goethe Institut
in English
Moderated by Lane Jennings, local poet and editor, World Future Society
Born in Ekaterinburg, Russia, in 1978, Alina Bronsky now lives in Frankfurt, Germany. Broken Glass Park, nominated for, among others, the prestigious Bachmann Prize, is her first novel. Alina Bronsky is a pseudonym. Little else is known about the author's true identity.
In her riveting debut, author Alina Bronsky gives us Sascha Naimann, a 17-year-old Russian immigrant living in Germany who narrates a brutal story with a sharp, canny voice. Sascha is determined to kill her stepfather, Vadim, who murdered her mother, but with Vadim in prison and social workers hovering, Vadim's cousin, Maria, arrives to care for Sascha and her younger stepsiblings. Sascha's hunger for life shines through her relentless fight to leave behind a painful childhood—a struggle complicated by an unexpected twist in the final act—making for a stark, moving tale of resiliency and survival.
Recent US Reviews:
April 04 2010 - The Daily Beast: "Dealing with universal themes in the context of very modern problems, Bronsky adds an exciting new voice to the literary world."
March 30 2010 - The Devil's Accountant: "Written with alarming narrative power [Broken Glass Park] contains a heart-breaking tale that is sure to scratch even the most hardened of hearts."
March 25 2010 - Jenny's Books: "Sascha is a fantastic protagonist with a clear, honest voice that drew me into the story straight away."
March 25 2010 - Booklist: "wry, furious, hilarious, heartbreaking, 'wired but wrecked at the same time.' Rooted in the immigrant experience (struggling with a new language, forgetting the old one), the coming-of-age story is universal."
March 23 2010 - Vogue: "Bronsky writes with a gritty authenticity and unputdownable propulsion, capturing the egotism and need of a girl just beginning to understand her own power."
March 17 2010 - Library Journal: "A strong voice that’s simultaneously biting and accessible"
February 23 2010 - Kirkus Reviews: "A lively debut novel with a cheerfully cynical narrator...a touching story, both tender and tough."
January 28 2010 - Best New Fiction: "A wonderful, moving read...with a 'WOW' ending."
January 18 2010 - Publishers Weekly (starred review): "A riveting debut"
Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the reading. Translated from the German by Tim Mohr, Europa (Penguin, dist.), $15 paper (224p) ISBN 978-1-933372-96-9.
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