Stephen Saletan

Broschiertes Buch

To the Midnight Sun

A Story of Revolution, Exile and Return

Beschreibung

"A powerful reflection on identity, family, and history." -- Kirkus Reviews "On Friday afternoons, my grandmother would not so much arrive as sweep in, trailing in her wake the aura of Europe, Russia, and the places whose exotic-sounding names - Pskov, Riga, Leningrad, Arkhangelsk, the White Sea - transfixed me with an irresistibly seductive power. I looked forward to seeing her and hearing the tales of her youthful exploits with fellow revolutionaries fighting the repressive regime of the Tsar. My Russian grandmother. Never mind that she arrived in America half a century before I was born. Never mind that she spoke English as well as her native Russian-well, almost, and to tell the truth, never with as much passion. To the family she left behind in Russia she became an American. For me she always remained, simply, my Russian grandmother. To The Midnight Sun is an inspiring story of family, history, and the search for connections across place and time that help make us who we are.

Autor

Stephen Saletan was born in New York City and raised in the suburbs of Long Island. As a young child he was captivated by his Russian grandmother's stories of her youth in the old Russian city of Pskov and the revolutionary activities that led to her emigration to America.When he was thirteen he traveled with her to the Soviet city of Leningrad where he met his Russian relatives and learned more about the family's past.After finishing his undergraduate work, he attended Harvard Medical School and completed his post-graduate training in oncology. He began his medical career at Cornell University Medical Center in New York and later served on the faculty of the State University of New York at Stony Brook. In the 1990s he earned a degree in journalism from Columbia University, studied Russian at Middlebury College, and returned to Russia to research his family's story.He is the author and co-author of numerous medical research articles and reviews. To the Midnight Sun is his first book.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Stephen Saletan
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. September 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9798218437800
• Artikelnr.: 72005109