Pechali amerikan︠t︡sa
Subtitle: roman
By: Siri Khustvedt ; per. s angl. Olʹgi Novi︠t︡skoĭ
Contributors: Novit͡skai͡a, O. V. (Olʹga Viktorovna), 1957- translator
Publisher: Astrelʹ; CORPUS
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Moskva
Language: rus
Number of pages: 444
ISBN-13: 9785271332302
Subjects: Family secrets; Death; Brothers and sisters; Stalking victims; Fathers; Fiction; Psychological aspects; Psychoanalysis; Psychiatrists
Work titles: Sorrows of an American
Description: When Erik Davidsen and his sister, Inga, find a disturbing note from an unknown woman among their dead father's papers, they believe he may be implicated in a mysterious death. The Sorrows of an American tells the story of the Davidsen family as brother and sister uncover its secrets and unbandage its wounds in the year following their father's funeral. A multi-layered novel that probes the mysteries of the heart and mind, "The sorrows of an American" is breathtaking in its range, richly thought-provoking and profoundly affecting a novel that resonates long beyond the last page.
Notes: Added t.p. in English.