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The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up…
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The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain (édition 2021)

par Eugene Yelchin (Auteur), Eugene Yelchin (Illustrateur)

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"Drama, family secrets, and a KGB spy in his own kitchen! How will Yevgeny ever fulfill his parents' dream that he become a national hero when he doesn't even have his own room? He's not a star athlete or a legendary ballet dancer. In the tiny apartment he shares with his Baryshnikov-obsessed mother, poetry-loving father, continually outraged grandmother, and safely talented brother, all Yevgeny has is his little pencil, the underside of a massive table, and the doodles that could change everything. With equal amounts charm and solemnity, award-winning author and artist Eugene Yelchin recounts in hilarious detail his childhood in Cold War Russia as a young boy desperate to understand his place in his family."-- Provided by publisher.… (plus d'informations)
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Titre:The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
Auteurs:Eugene Yelchin (Auteur)
Autres auteurs:Eugene Yelchin (Illustrateur)
Info:Candlewick (2021), 208 pages
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This has been in my pile of to reads for a while and I kept putting it off due to the war in Ukraine -- with Russia in the news I just didn't want to revisit the Soviet era. This was a fantastic and important read! Simple enough for kids to understand, but with some grown-up themes.

For young readers who only learn about the Soviet Union in history class, Yelchin gives a funny, sobering, and accurate depiction of what life was like in late 1950s-early 1960s in the Soviet Union. Also, the description of Soviet state-sponsored anti-Semitism is a big focus in this book. Such views are evident today in Russia and in looking at this through the eyes of a boy -- it is terrifying and outrageous.

The Genius Under the Table is a wonderfully illustrated memoir for young readers, but make no mistake, this is a book for adults as well. ( )
  AnnesLibrary | Jan 28, 2024 |
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This was a good read. I already liked Yelchin's other work The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge, so I had big expectations for the art work.. What I encountered had more of a Quentin Blake vibe but with an intriguing story, I'm hoping that Yelchin will write more about himself... I would like to know what happens next! ( )
  kpolhuis | Mar 24, 2023 |
Yelchin recounts his 1960s Leningrad childhood, when his entire family lived in a small room next to a KGB informer. Eugene finds comfort in drawing on the underside of Grandma’s table in this humorous, yet understated narrative that combines Soviet and Cold War history, droll black-and-white sketches, and a vivid depiction of life for Soviet Jews. (Sydney Taylor Middle Grade Honor) ( )
  STBA | Feb 4, 2023 |
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I enjoyed this book. It was well written and kept my interest. The illustrations were well done and it is appropriate for the age group. It's a good look at another culture from the past.

I would recommend it. ( )
  Beammey | Sep 21, 2022 |
A quick read about Soviet oppression and antisemitism impacting a family that loves the arts (especially the poetry of Osip Mandelstam and ballet as danced by Mikhail Baryshnikov) that makes an interesting diptych with the '21-'22 Golden Dome nominee Chance: Escape from the Holocaust. Very brief chapters are accompanied by lots of humorous illustrations. Parts of it about his father could have made a brilliant Russian short story. ( )
  KSchellVT | Jun 1, 2022 |
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"Drama, family secrets, and a KGB spy in his own kitchen! How will Yevgeny ever fulfill his parents' dream that he become a national hero when he doesn't even have his own room? He's not a star athlete or a legendary ballet dancer. In the tiny apartment he shares with his Baryshnikov-obsessed mother, poetry-loving father, continually outraged grandmother, and safely talented brother, all Yevgeny has is his little pencil, the underside of a massive table, and the doodles that could change everything. With equal amounts charm and solemnity, award-winning author and artist Eugene Yelchin recounts in hilarious detail his childhood in Cold War Russia as a young boy desperate to understand his place in his family."-- Provided by publisher.

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