Больно только когда смеюсь

by Dina Rubina, Дина Рубина

"Не относитесь так серьезно к литературным текстам, это не боговдохновенная Библия. Мало ли что писателю взбредет в голову вспомнить! - Хороший писатель всегда врун в самом ослепительном смысле этого слова. К тому же я отношусь к тому роду людей, которые любят свое настоящее, а не прошлое. И детство и юность у меня были трудны. И когда все это трепетное барахло осталось в прошлом, я вздохнула полной грудью и поняла, что ничем не обязана самой себе - своим воспоминаниям, детским привязанностям, детским мечтам".

Genres: Russia

336 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

also: Дина Рубина

Russian-Israeli prose writer. Her most famous work is Dual Surname (Двойная фамилия) which was recently turned into a film screened on Russia's Channel One.

Rubina writes in Russian.

Her novel "На солнечной стороне улицы" (On the Sunny Side of the Street) won The Big Book Prize (2007, Russia).

Reviews

[Victoria Dim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Вдумчиво, задорно, саркастично и очень лично. Местами пугает, местами вдохновляет. Дина Ильинична за словом в карман, что называется, не лезет.

[sama · Rating 5 out of 5]

В этом мире всё постоянно меняется, но, слава богу, одна вещь остается неизменной — это тот факт, что я бесконечно люблю и уважаю Дину Ильиничну.

[Victoria Evangelina Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

~WRITER ABOUT HER WORLD~

I am very prejudiced about this book. I love the way Dina Rubina spins the yarn of her stories and novels. I love how she conveys the smallest yet significant details of life. I even love that she grew up in Tashkent, my home town. From this book, I got acquainted with her as a person, a woman, a writer in process of creation... and now I love what a strong spirited, witty woman she is!

I dream that when I travel to Israel (one of the few countries I have not been to yet) I be given a privilege to "land" on her balcony and meet this wonderful lady face to face. Why? Well... before my trip, I think I have some time to search for a really good excuse, so I do not waste her time in vein! :)

I recommend this book to everyone who enjoys Dina Rubina's books. For now, I go around with this book, and read out loud funny pieces to my friends and relative: and every time I am laughing till tears well in my eyes! There is a lot of daily, "simple" wisdom in this book and I hope that people who laughed with me at, for example, Rubina's "translation" of an Uzbek manuscript into Russian, decide to read the book for themselves.

Victoria Evangelina Belyavskaya

PS I wish more of her books were translated into English: I would gift all of my English speaking friends with Rubina's masterpieces, especially, the "Leonardo's Handwriting", my favorite as of today. (http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...)

[Elizabeth Wood · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these interviews with Dina Rubina. She is alternately funny and wise, always lyrical but often with strong (uncensored) language. Her prose is a sheer joy for anyone who loves the Russian language. And the interviews are fairly short - with interspersed bits of what must be excerpts from real stories of hers - so they are easy to read in small bits before bed.