A Week Like Any Other: Novellas and Stories

Author: Baranskaya, NatalyaEdition: 1.4.1993Number Of Pages: 224Details: One of Russia's finest short story writers makes her U.S. debut in this enthralling collection of fiction. Women's lives are the central preoccupation of Natalya Baranskaya: A scientist frantically juggles her professional life with her duties as wife and mother; a woman writer who regrets never marrying is finally glad of it; a delinquent girl is brought before the people's court for her "anti-social" behavior. With candor and satirical wit, Baranskaya captures perfectly everyday realities of family and society. From Publishers Weekly The gently satirical title piece of this American debut from the Soviet Union captures the essence of women's tensions about their roles at home and on the job. A happily married mother of two and a committed scientist narrates her daily schedule over the course of one week. It is impossible not to recognize and empathize with the relentless juggling of chores and deadlines i