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5.0 out of 5 stars
~writer about her world~, April 22, 2011
This review is from: Bol'no tol'ko kogda smejus' (Russian Edition) (Paperback)
I am very prejudiced about this book. I love the way Dina Rubina spins the yarn of her stories and novels. I love how she conveys the smallest yet significant details of life. I even love that she grew up in Tashkent, my home town. From this book, I got acquainted with her as a person, a woman, a writer in process of creation... and now I love what a strong spirited, witty woman she is!
I dream that when I travel to Israel (one of the few countries I have not been to yet) I be given a privilege to "land" on her balcony and meet this wonderful lady face to face. Why? Well... before my trip, I think I have some time to search for a really good excuse, so I do not waste her time in vein! :)
I recommend this book to everyone who enjoys Dina Rubina's books. For now, I go around with this book, and read out loud funny pieces to my friends and relative: and every time I am laughing till tears well in my eyes! There is a lot of daily, "simple" wisdom in this book and I hope that people who laughed with me at, for example, Rubina's "translation" of an Uzbek manuscript into Russian, decide to read the book for themselves.
Victoria Evangelina Belyavskaya
PS I wish more of her books were translated into English: I would gift all of my English speaking friends with Rubina's masterpieces, especially, the "Leonardo's Handwriting", my favorite as of today.
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