The Displaced
- 190 pages
- 7 hours of reading
An anthology of personal essays on the refugee experience from twenty leading refugee writers, edited by Viet Thanh Nguyen, the critically-acclaimed, best- selling author of The Sympathizer.
David Bezmozgis Books
June 2, 1973
Bezmozgis crafts narratives that delve into themes of identity, displacement, and the search for belonging, often employing a sharp wit and keen psychological insight. His prose is distinguished by its precise language and an astute ability to capture the complexities of human relationships. Readers are drawn to his distinctive perspective on the immigrant experience and the lives of subsequent generations. His writing is insightful, provocative, and deeply humane.
The Free World
- 368 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Welcome to Rome. It is the summer of 1978, and the Krasnansky family, bickering, tired and confused, are supposed to be passing through. Alongside thousands of other Soviet Jewish refugees - among them criminals, dissidents and refuseniks - they await passage to their new homes in the West. But escaping Communism is not so easy, especially when some of the Krasnanskys insist on bringing it with them, and even more so when their sponsor in the USA lets them down and they find that they're no longer passing through at all. On the contrary, they're stuck. Welcome, then, to the waiting room of your life, and to a tragic yet comic tale of reckless brothers and long- suffering sisters, ailing parents and innocent children, of love affairs and criminal liaisons, of a wonderfully troubled family and a perpetually wandering people, and their epic search for a home: somewhere, anywhere - or Canada, as it turns out.
The Betrayers
- 240 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Betrayers
Natasha and Other Stories
- 176 pages
- 7 hours of reading
One of the most anticipated international debuts of 2004, DavidBezmozgis’s Natasha and Other Stories lives up to its buzz withnumerous award distinctions and a sheaf of praise from reviewers and readers.These are stories that capture the immigrant experience with wit and deepsympathy, recalling the early work of Bernard Malamud and Philip Roth. Anexquisitely crafted collection from a gifted young writer.