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Boris Dralyuk

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Average rating: 4.0 · 7,958 ratings · 1,188 reviews · 56 distinct worksSimilar authors
1917: Stories and Poems fro...

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My Hollywood and Other Poems

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The Stolen Heart by Andrey Kurkov
"The second book in this quite unique series of books set in Kyiv following the aftermath and necessary adjustment after the Soviet revolution.

The book is character driven with eccentric situations and black humour throughout. The confusion of the un" Read more of this review »
My Hollywood and Other Poems by Boris Dralyuk
"Really loved this collection of poems, how it describes Hollywood as both warm and brutal.b"
My Hollywood and Other Poems by Boris Dralyuk
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My Hollywood and Other Poems by Boris Dralyuk
"Old Hollywood Émigré Nostalgia
Review of the Paul Dry Books paperback edition (April 5, 2022).

And now I watch another era fade,
Cyrillic letters scraped from shuttered storefronts,
tar-crusted bread, stale fish, stiff marmalade
sit sulking on the shelves
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My Hollywood and Other Poems by Boris Dralyuk
"Anyone with an interest in early Hollywood (the town as well as the idea) and a passion for fine verse will love this superb book of poems. Boris Dralyuk is a worthy interpreter of the Eastern European immigrant experience in the land of desert winds" Read more of this review »
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“A phrase comes into the world good and bad at the same time. The secret lies in a barely perceptible turn. The lever sits in your hand, getting warm. You’ve got to turn it once, not twice.”
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“A phrase comes into the world good and bad at the same time. The secret lies in a barely perceptible turn. The lever sits in your hand, getting warm. You’ve got to turn it once, not twice.”
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