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The Genius Under the Table Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

by [Yelchin, Eugene]

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"Yelchin delivers a darkly humorous slice-of-life account of growing up in the Soviet Union. . . . Humorous, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Drama, family secrets, and a KGB spy in his own kitchen! How will Yevgeny ever fulfill his parents' dream that he become a national hero when he doesn't even have his own room? He's not a star athlete or a legendary ballet dancer. In the tiny apartment he shares with his Baryshnikov-obsessed mother, poetry-loving father, continually outraged grandmother, and safely talented brother, all Yevgeny has is his little pencil, the underside of a massive table, and the doodles that could change everything. With equal amounts charm and solemnity, award-winning author and artist Eugene Yelchin recounts in hilarious detail his childhood in Cold War Russia as a young boy desperate to understand his place in his family.

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Product Details

  • Candlewick Brand
  • May 21, 2024 Pub Date:
  • 9781536236248 ISBN-13:
  • 1536236241 ISBN-10:
  • 208.0 pages Paperback
  • English Language
  • 8.31 in * 0.52 in * 6.06 in Dimensions:
  • 1 lb Weight: