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Happiness is Possible Kindle Edition

by Oleg Zaionchkovsky (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
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Happiness is Possible tells the story of a writer late delivering his novel, unable to write anything uplifting since his wife walked out. All he can produce is notes about the happiness of others. But something draws him into the Moscow lives around him, bringing together lonely neighbours, restoring lost love, and helping out with building renovations. And happiness seems determined to catch up with him as well
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  1. Print length
    285 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publisher
    And Other Stories
  5. Publication date
    April 5, 2012
  6. File size
    1005 KB
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  8. Word Wise
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007Q25XPM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ And Other Stories (April 5, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 5, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1005 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 285 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 21 ratings

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Oleg Zaĭonchkovskiĭ

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3.9 out of 5 stars
3.9 out of 5
21 global ratings

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M. G. Azevedo
5.0 out of 5 stars A very good novel
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2013
A very good novel, about the life of a writer who observes and tells the life of the muscovitas around him and at the same time tells the odd story about his beloved wife leaving him.
Very well writen and translated.
Also a good introduction by the author of "Snowdrops".
Telling no more, you must read this book ! .
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mab
5.0 out of 5 stars Moscow Moscow
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 9, 2012
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This is nothing short of brilliant.

Zaionchkovsy's narrator is blue. His beloved wife Tamara has left him. The story behind her leaving him is odd. Oh so odd. But also very interesting, as Zaionchkovsky spins fascinating tales exclusively. He is meant to be writing a book - after all, he's got the advance, so he's got to write the book - but instead, he finds himself observing the unfolding tales of those around him. And when he hasn't got the whole of any of these individual dramas, then his imagination fills in the gaps. As odd as all this may sound, it works, it really does work. The book holds together beautifully. This is a novel, a wonderful novel, and is it ever satisfying.

And ... yes, it even has a happy ending!

Masterfully translated by Andrew Bromfield.
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Tony Bastow
5.0 out of 5 stars Read it!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 15, 2015
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A wry, witty, gently ironic novel, rendered into English with pitch-perfect finesse by Andrew Bromfield. A rare gem of a book. Two lines to whet your appetite: 'Patchy with cloud, the yellow-white sky sags down over the city like a slack cinema screen' and, describing mothers out with their prams: 'The faces of infant passengers turned heavenward in their lacy icon-settings.'
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M. G. Azevedo
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful novel
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 7, 2013
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A very good novel, about the life of a writer who observes and tells the life of the muscovitas around him, at the same time tells the odd story about his beloved wife leaving him.
Very well writen and translated.
Also a good introduction by the author of "Snowdrops".
Telling no more, you must read this book ! .
3 people found this helpful
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nnn
5.0 out of 5 stars A novel in witty shortstories
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 8, 2012
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This novel is brilliant in its wit and ability to finding joy in everyday situations.
At times each of the chapters comes across as a shortstory in its own right.

A wonderful read!
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