The girl from the Metropol Hotel : growing up in communist Russia
by Petrushevskai͡a, Li͡udmila (Author)
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"The prizewinning memoir of one of the world's great writers, about coming of age and finding her voice amid the hardships of Stalinist Russia. Like a young Edith Piaf, wandering the streets singing for alms, and like Oliver Twist, living by his wits, Ludmilla Petrushevskaya grew up watchful and hun... Full description