The suitcase

About “The suitcase”

The Suitcase is a collection of eight short stories by Sergei Dovlatov, published in Russian in 1986 and in English in 1990. The stories are based on items the author carried from the Soviet Union to the United States in 1978 when he went into exile. Though presented as a novel, the work is actually a series of interconnected stories that reflect life in the Soviet Union. Each story is inspired by an object in Dovlatov’s suitcase, offering glimpses into the daily experiences and challenges of people living under Soviet rule. The work provides a personal and often humorous look at the complexities of life in the USSR. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)