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Budman, Mark. My Life at First Try.(Brief article)(Book review)

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| September 15, 2008 | Berona, David A. | (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Budman, Mark. My Life at First Try. Counterpoint. Dec. 2008. c.240p. ISBN 9781-58243-400-1. $24. F

This debut novel presented in brief stories of fewer than 1000 words is a semiauto-biographical account of a Russian Jewish immigrant, Alex, from his childhood in Communist Russia during the 1950s through the present day when he is in his midfifties, settled in Upstate New York with a wife and two daughters. Snapshots of Alex are presented as he goes through typical schoolboy antics and falls in love at an early age with his cousin Annie, whose family has moved to America. Alex goes to college, works briefly as a …

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