Farewell from Nowhere (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Lev Samsonov
- First Published: 1974
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Autobiographical
- Time of Work: The late 1930’s through the early 1950’s
- Setting: The Soviet Union
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman, Autobiographical fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s, Family or family life, Communism or communists, Politics, Love or romance, 1940’s, Poetry or poets, 1930’s, Adventure, Soviet Union or Soviets
- Locales: Soviet Union
Characters Discussed
Vladimir (Vlad) Samsonov, a Russian youth. Vlad is, for the most part, modeled on the author and is the main character. At the beginning of this coming-of-age story, he is a small Jewish boy growing up in the Moscow suburb of Sokolniki. He becomes aware, early in life, of his background and of the resulting disadvantages. He spends his life trying to adjust to his precarious position while holding on to his tenuous yet deep-rooted family ties. As a schoolboy, he merges his individuality with the collective and renounces his dissident father, a concentration...
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