The Olive Branch
6 hrs. 42 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Alexander Stesin
Author
Alexander Stesin
Narrator
Aleksandr Stesin
Narrator
Aleksandr Stesin
Description
“Next to the crucifixion on the wall hangs a painting, perhaps painted by Nailya herself. The painting depicts an olive branch—a symbol of peace and of Mediterranean cuisine. For me, this branch has one more special meaning: my younger daughter’s full name, Dalia, which in Hebrew means ‘olive branch.’
Since the release of Alexander Stesin’s bestseller ‘New York Detour,’ the world has changed dramatically. The gap between representatives of different cultures now seems almost impossible to bridge. Do we all still have anything in common? Posing this question, Stesin turns to one of the most fundamental human experiences—gastronomy. Each novella revolves around national dishes and culinary traditions from different countries, yet at the center there is always a story about people. They live in the same city, but come from different worlds and do not always know how to coexist and hold a dialogue with one another. And yet they do not lose the main human trait— the habit of hoping for the best.
Alexander Stesin is a poet, prose writer, physician, and traveler, the author of books such as ‘Рассеяние,’ ‘Троя против всех,’ ‘New York Detour,’ ‘Азиатская книга,’ ‘Африканская книга,’ ‘Путем чая,’ and others. Winner of the literary prize ‘NOS.’
Since the release of Alexander Stesin’s bestseller ‘New York Detour,’ the world has changed dramatically. The gap between representatives of different cultures now seems almost impossible to bridge. Do we all still have anything in common? Posing this question, Stesin turns to one of the most fundamental human experiences—gastronomy. Each novella revolves around national dishes and culinary traditions from different countries, yet at the center there is always a story about people. They live in the same city, but come from different worlds and do not always know how to coexist and hold a dialogue with one another. And yet they do not lose the main human trait— the habit of hoping for the best.
Alexander Stesin is a poet, prose writer, physician, and traveler, the author of books such as ‘Рассеяние,’ ‘Троя против всех,’ ‘New York Detour,’ ‘Азиатская книга,’ ‘Африканская книга,’ ‘Путем чая,’ and others. Winner of the literary prize ‘NOS.’
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