Boris Fishman was born in Minsk, Belarus, and immigrated to the United States in 1988 at the age of nine. His journalism, essays, and criticism have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. His first novel, A Replacement Life won the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award and the American Library Association's Sophie Brody Medal, was one of The New York Times' 100 Notable Books, and was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Pick. He lives in New York.
Fishman has written a funny yet moving memoir of his life as an
immigrant from Minsk, Belarus, much of which revolves around the
connections between food and family...This beautifully written
memoir is a wonderful story about family, love, and connecting with
your roots.-- "Library Journal"
Fishman...admires and loves his parents and grandparents without
glossing over their faults, and in this memoir, he documents those
comforting recipes that shaped daily lives, from blini to salmon
soup.-- "Booklist"
A graceful memoir recounting a family's stories with candor and
sensitivity.-- "Kirkus Reviews"
Fishman grounds the narrative with his witty prose and
well-translated family recipes...Fishman's sprawling immigrant saga
masterfully evokes a family that survives, united by food.--
"Publishers Weekly"
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