Freedom Is Anathema To Dreams Nurtured In

American Fiction Is Good. It Would Be Nice If Somebody Read It.

I Felt The Weakness Of These Books, Their Immateriality, How They Had Failed To Change The World, And I Didn't Want To Sully Myself With Their Weakness Anymore.

If I Still Lived In Russia, I'd Be Dead... Or A Really Effective Oligarch.

My First Book Really Did Change My Life. It Allowed Me To Fully Express Myself. There Was A Sense That I Was Worth Something As An Artist.

Vodka Has A Huge History In Russia, In That It's Almost Like A Currency. It's The One Thing That Keeps The Country In The Dark Ages And Having A Rollicking Good Time.