Pavel Sanaev - "Bury Me Behind the Baseboard"

tas, ka tās galvenie varoņi ir Krievijā un bijušajā Padomju Savienībā populāri aktieri (autora vectētiņš ir Vsevolods Sanajevs, māte -- Jeļena Sanajeva, patēvs -- Rolāns Bikovs), auditoriju joprojām mulsina -- daļa lasītāju ir sajūsmā par autora drosmi atklāt tik personiskas atmiņu ainas, bet daļa jūtas šokēti par šo atklātību un uzskata, ka autors gribējis atriebties savai vecmāmiņai. 2014. gadā interneta žurnāls „Satori” šo grāmatu iekļāva desmit labāko pagājušās piecgades krievu grāmatu izlasē, atzīstot, ka grāmatas galvenā īpatnība slēpjas valodā, kādā radīta zēna Sašas Saveļjeva atmiņu atmosfēra. Tomēr tikpat labi grāmata ir ne vien par vispārinātu padomju bērnību, bet arī par bērna dzīves uztveri, kas jebkuru pieredzi tiecas uztvert racionāli. Lai arī notikumi brīžiem ir dramatiski, galvenais varonis uz dzīvi skatās apcerīgi un ar gaišu humoru.

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The autobiographical work "Bury Me Behind the Baseboard" by screenwriter, director, and translator Pavel Sanaev is one of the brightest contemporary Russian novels. In 2003, the book literally exploded onto the market and immediately gained cult status, also being nominated for the Booker Prize. It is the story of an eight-year-old boy Sasha, who lives with his grandmother and grandfather for a few years because his mother has embarked on a new relationship with the boy's stepfather. The documentary nature of the book and the fact that its main characters are popular actors in Russia and the former Soviet Union (the author's grandfather is Vsevolod Sanaev, mother is Elena Sanaeva, stepfather is Rolan Bykov) still puzzles the audience—some readers are thrilled by the author's courage to reveal such personal scenes of memory, while others feel shocked by this openness and believe the author wanted to take revenge on his grandmother. In 2014, the online magazine "Satori" included this book in the selection of the ten best Russian books of the past five years, recognizing that the main peculiarity of the book lies in the language that creates the atmosphere of the boy Sasha Savelyev's memories. However, the book is as much about generalized Soviet childhood as it is about a child's perception of life, which seeks to rationalize any experience. Although the events are sometimes dramatic, the main character views life contemplatively and with bright humor.