Creator Bio
Aleksandr Genis
b. 1953
Born in Latvia, Aleksandr Genis immigrated to the United States in 1977, where he worked for Radio Liberty. His books, some of which were co-written with Petr Vail, explore postmodernism, Russian literature, and his impressions of the United States.
Content by Aleksandr Genis
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Paradise Lost: Emigration: An Attempt at a Self-Portrait
There is nothing more terrible than dreams come true. […]
The first streets of New York. Primitive prefab apartment houses. Fire escapes down the front. The capital of the world is immediately…