What Does the Girl Have to Do with It?

Dina Rubina “What Does a Girl Have to Do With It?” — a unique collection of short prose about childhood, youth, and growing up in the author’s inimitable execution.

“Any person with even a little sensitivity will confirm to you that there’s nothing more sad than a happy childhood. Unless it’s adolescence.”

Dina Rubina

Childhood and youth in these stories are devoid of the usual nostalgic sentimentality; instead they are paired with drama and bitterness, because first feelings are so delicate and sharp.

The book brings together both early texts published only on the pages of the magazine “Youth,” and later ones. This makes the collection even more interesting, uniting works from different periods.