Cynthia Grenier

The Dream Life of Sukhanov by Olga Grushin. Putnam. 354 pp. $24.95. Olga Grushin, a young Russian-born woman, has written a quite extraordinary novel. In it she tells how a man named Sukhanov sold his soul to become one of the cosseted few who enjoy all the comforts accorded to a member of the . . . . Continue Reading »

Acts of Faith by Philip Caputo Knopf, 688 pages, $26.95 Philip Caputo’s Acts of Faith is a big, serious, ambitious work. It has been admirably researched and is quite decently written, to boot. So why does it fall short of provoking any real enthusiasm? Quite possibly because”on . . . . Continue Reading »