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As a young girl, Katya Geller learned from her mother that math was the answer to everything. Now, approaching forty, she finds this wisdom tested: she has lost the love of her life, she is in the middle of a divorce, and has just found out that her mother is dying. Nothing is adding up. With humor, intelligence, and unfailing honesty, Katya traces back her life’s journey: her childhood in Soviet Russia, her parents’ great love, the death of her father, her mother’s career as a renowned mathematician, and their immigration to the United States. She is, by turns, an adrift newlywed, an ESL teacher in an office occupied by witches and mediums, a restless wife, an accomplished writer, a flailing mother of two, a grieving daughter, and, all the while, a woman caught up in the most common misfortune of all—falling in love. Award-winning author Lara Vapnyar delivers an unabashedly frank and darkly comic tale of coming of age in middle age. Divide Me by Zerois almost unclassifiable—a stylistically original, genre-defying mix of classic Russian novel, American self-help book, Soviet math textbook, sly writing manual, and, at its center, a universal story with unforgettable lessons for us all.

Galina versteckt ihre jüdische Freundin Raja in einer von Deutschen besetzten Stadt und kämpft mit ihren Gefühlen zwischen Treue und Neid. Erinnerungen an eifersüchtige Momente mit Raja belasten sie, und der Verrat scheint unausweichlich, da sie sich mit der Gefahr konfrontiert sieht.

Set against the backdrop of a cramped Soviet apartment, a teenager named Tanya dreams of becoming a muse to a great writer, inspired by her obsession with Dostoyevsky. After emigrating to America, she seizes the chance to live with acclaimed novelist Mark Schneider, hoping to inspire him while navigating her own identity. As she grapples with her expectations and the realities of their relationship, Tanya discovers profound truths about ambition, love, and her envisioned destiny.

Exploring the lives of Russians in both Moscow and Brooklyn, this collection of poignant, humorous stories delves into their aspirations and experiences. The narratives weave together the complexities of identity and culture, creating a vibrant literary landscape that captures the essence of the characters' struggles and triumphs.