Ricardo San Vicente Libros

The author and protagonist of this impressive narrative is a man who did not allow human cruelty or his handicap silence the voice of his intelligence and sensitivity. Gallego was born in Moscow with his twin brother; days later the first baby passed away. The second, Rubin, affected with cerebral paralysis, was passed for dead and taken away from his mother. This is the story of his survival as a presumed orphan in secret asylums and sinister orphanages.

Двенадцать глав «Наших» создавались Довлатовым в начале 1980-х годов как самостоятельные рассказы. Герои — реальные люди, отсюда и один из вариантов названия будущей книги — «Семейный альбом», в которой звучит «не громкая музыка здравого смысла» (И. Бродский), помогающая нам сохранять достоинство в самых невероятных жизненных ситуациях.