Red Bread

by Alexander Genis

These literary pieces by one of Russia's foremost essayists reflect the author's bi-culturalism – Russian and American civilizations are compared in their various manifestations. Genis is a shrewd and observant critic. His essays are dynamic, informative, and a joy to read.

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Chloe Sheffer · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really liked the "Red Bread" essays where he gave a history of russian food and cuisine, but the rest was some pseudo-intellectual, grabbing at straws annoyance. I especially wanted to vomit when he described American swimming pools as "fetal" in shape and described our private pools as a place for us to be ashamed of our nudity and wash away our sins to become new like a fetus?? Maybe we have them because we're capitalist greedy pigs but come on.