The Zone by Sergei Dovlatov

Author:Sergei Dovlatov
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Counterpoint Press
Published: 2012-01-02T16:00:00+00:00

She seemed ugly to Yegorov too.

“Evidently, my wife is better,” the captain said. “She’s sleeping.” He was silent a moment, then added, “No matter what, the people in the know are the Jews. Maybe they’ve been persecuted all these centuries for nothing? Around 1960 they sent us one. Everyone said, ‘A Jew, a Jew.’ It turned out he was just a drunk.”

The nurse broke off her singing abruptly and busied herself with her paperwork in a displeased way.

The captain walked out onto the street. Coming towards him were people – in sandals, cloth caps, berets, bright shirts and dark glasses. They carried bags for their shopping and briefcases. Women in multicoloured blouses seemed pretty and looked like nurses.

But the main thing was, his wife was sleeping. Katya was safe. And, he was quite sure, she was frowning in her sleep.

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