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050 00 $aPS3602.O974$bN56 2003
100 1 $aBoym, Svetlana,$d1959-
245 10 $aNinochka$h[electronic resource] :$ba novel /$cSvetlana Boym.
260 $aAlbany, N.Y. :$bState University of New York Press,$cc2003$e(Baltimore, Md. :$g2012)$e(Baltimore, Md. :$fProject MUSE,$g2013)
300 $a1 online resource (1 electronic text (viii, 303 p.) :)$bdigital file.
490 1 $aSUNY series, the margins of literature
500 $aIssued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
505 0 $aIn which the murder takes place -- In which you catch a glimpse of my green card and sample immigrant crêpes -- In which I try to examine Nina's diary but speak with the strangers instead -- In which we observe emigres on the beach and learn everything we need to know about potential murder suspects -- In which we revisit Nina's childhood and play hide-and-seek in the summer gardens -- In which the detective gets unexpected mail -- In which we finally learn about the men in Nina's life and meet "the Eurasian genius" -- In which we attend the Eurasian tea party and lose all respect for Attila the Hun -- Which might make you blush -- In which we learn about the "other woman" and read the Manifesto of the Kinipeople -- In which we all go to a Hungarian party and learn about Soviet missile launchers -- In which I finally see Ninotchka and wonder about the consequences --
505 0 $aIn which I spend some time in the Bibliotheque Nationale and stumble upon a conspiracy theory ciphered in the script of Ninotchka -- A digression on common fears and on the importance of dusting, preferably with a wet rag -- In which the best part happens behind the scenes, so the anxious reader can just skip this chapter altogether -- Hardly a chapter at all, a couple of loose pages from my computer diary -- Which tells you how to cure a common cold with roasted salt and potato steam and how to remove stains on your red Pioneer tie -- In which the detective misbehaves in the movie theater while watching a film with Gerard Depardieu -- In which we finally meet Nina's last lover Lionel, learn of his desire to become a great American writer and read his sketch about Russian roulette -- Which tells you what to do when you run into your lover's wife in the supermarket -- In which we learn how Ninotchka was conceived and what made Greta Garbo laugh --
505 0 $aIn which a mysterious character from the third row packs his bags and makes a confession -- Up in the air -- In which we travel to Russia and watch a musical dedicated to the Soviet Constitution -- In which my beautiful grandmother takes her last stroll in Paris -- In which I invite you to come home with me but Tram No. 30 runs very slowly -- In which I bury my grandmother -- Which offers you seven elephants of happiness -- In which we dispel our sad thoughts and learn what Ninel Markovna really did in Paris -- In which you meet my English professor and drink the cheap wine of our youth -- In which we taste a fruit drink and cabbage pirogi at my Alma mater and learn what happened to Boris Krestovsky in Russia -- In which we stop making Eurasian jokes and explore the double life of Yuri Poltavsky-Rizhsky -- In which you follow me to Moscow and have a pickle treat -- In which we eavesdrop on Comrade Kaganovich -- In which we watch The lilac sunset and listen to Kachalsky's songs --
505 0 $aIn which I meet Cossacks and have a romantic escapade at the Pizza hut -- In which the murderer makes a scene -- In which we get homesick in Gorky Park -- In which we leave Russia and bid farewell to Rabonovich and Anka the machine gunner -- Which tells you that there is no place like home -- Greta Garbo's last smile.
588 $aDescription based on print version record.$aDescription based on print version record.
588 $aDescription based on print version record.
538 $aMode of access: World Wide Web.
650 0 $aConspiracies$vFiction.
650 0 $aWomen immigrants$vFiction.
650 0 $aRussian Americans$vFiction.
650 0 $aRussians$zFrance$vFiction.
650 0 $aAmericans$zFrance$vFiction.
650 0 $aAmericans$zRussia (Federation)$vFiction.
650 0 $aWomen detectives$zFrance$vFiction.
651 0 $aParis (France)$vFiction.
651 0 $aRussia (Federation)$vFiction.
730 0 $aProject Muse UPCC books.$5net
776 08 $iPrint version:$z0791457737$z9780791457733$z0791457745$z9780791457740$w(DLC) 2003050528
830 0 $aSUNY series, the margins of literature.
988 $a20131113
906 $0OCLC