Overview

A sequel to the author's autobiographical trilogy--Shush! Growing up Jewish under Stalin, In the Jaws of the Crocodile, and Farewell, Mama Odessa--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.

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Author:   Emil Draitser
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.313kg
ISBN:  

9781476692982

ISBN 10:   147669298
Pages:   231
Publication Date:   25 January 2024
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

"Table of Contents Acknowledgments Notes on Transliteration and Translation Foreword by Konstantin V. Kustanovich Preface Part I. Farewell, Step-Mother Russia  1. My Inner Emigration  2. ""Lessons of Montreal""  3. ""Dust"" Part II. Discovering America  4. ""Increditability""  5. Buying a Used Soul  6. ""He Won't Make It""  7. Forbidden Laughter  8. Looking for an American Friend  9. ""On the bumpy road to love"" Part III. Discovering Self in America 10. Law as a Carriage Drawbar 11. Blacksmiths of Happiness 12. ""Save Kisa!"" 13. ""How Much for a Dozen of Insults?"" 14. ""Footmall"" IV. The Road to Americanization 15. ""Comrade Millionaire"" 16. ""Disappearance"" 17. Who Are You? Afterword Chapter Notes Bibliography Index"

Reviews

“Part memoir, part comparative psychology, part humor anthology,Laughing All the Way to Freedom 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

Author Information

Professor emeritus at Hunter College of the City University of New York, Emil Draitser is an award-winning author of artistic and scholarly prose. Besides his 16 books, he has published essays and short stories in the Los Angeles Times, Partisan Review, Kenyon Review, North American Review, Prism International, World Literature Today, and others. He lives in West New York, New Jersey.

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