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Panic in a Suitcase follows the Nasmertov family as they move from Odessa to Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, after the fall of the Soviet Union. Over twenty years, the novel explores how the family balances memory and aspiration, wrestling with the shifting realities of the American Dream while managing the cultural and economic challenges of immigrant life. Written in striking prose, the book presents a layered portrait of intergenerational relations, cultural heritage, and the dual pull of home and hope.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Yelena Akhtiorskaya
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