Description
The Zone
Sergei Dovlatov
“Written in Sergei Dovlatov’s unique voice and unmatched style, The Zone is a satirical novelization of Dovlatov’s time as a prison guard for the Soviet Army in the early 1960s. Snapshots of the prison are juxtaposed with the narrator’s letters to Igor Markovich of Hermitage Press in which he urges Igor to publish the very book we’re reading. As Igor receives portions of the prison camp manuscript, so too does the reader.
Arguably Dovlatov’s most significant work, The Zone illuminates the twisted absurdity of the life of a prison guard: “Almost any prisoner would have been suited to the role of a guard. Almost any guard deserved a prison term.”
ISBN: 978-9939-76-808-3
Pages: 228
Cover: Hard
Language: Armenian
Format: 12.5×20
Translated from Russian by: Leonid Zilfugharyan
Published by “Antares”, 2022