A bleak & biting social critique that the Russians always elevate into art. Translated by Marian Schwartz, this is the story of the wife & daughter of a paralysed vet, the man who couldn't die. Surviving on his pension, they try to prolong his life in a temporal suspended reality where the USSR still exists. In doing so, the author spins a stark tale of ennui, corruption & the failed promises of democratic capitalism with black humour. #netgalley