Today, Sergei Dovlatov is one of the most popular and widely read Russian writers of the late 20th century. His works are among the great classics that, for all their scope, remain simple, engaging, and accessible to any reader, regardless of age, nationality, erudition, or, in Dovlatov's own words, 'the degree of intellectual fastidiousness.' Lev Losev summed it up simply: 'Dovlatov knew the secret of how to write interestingly.'
From 1980 to 1982, Dovlatov wrote a column for the weekly 'New American,' serving as its editor-in-chief. This book offers readers a collection of selected articles from that era and provides a vivid insight into yet another facet of the author's extraordinary talent.