Elena Gorokhova (writer) explained

Elena Gorokhova is an author known for her memoirs about growing up in Russia.

Biography

Gorokhova was born in 1955 in Lenningrad.^[1] She studied English at Leningrad State University, now Saint Petersburg State University, before leaving the Soviet Union in 1980.^[2] She first moved to Texas, and in 1997 she moved to New Jersey.^[3]

In the United States, she received her doctorate in language teaching from Rutgers University.^[4] She teaches English as a second language at Hudson County Community College.

Selected publications

• Book: Gorokhova, Elena . 2011-02-08 . Simon & Schuster . 978-1-4391-2568-7 . English. ^[5]
• Book: Gorokhova, Elena . 2015-01-06 . Simon & Schuster . English. ^[6]
• Book: Gorokhova, Elena . A Train to Moscow . 9781542033862. 2022. Amazon . ^[7]

References

1. News: Kassabova . Kapka . 2010-08-13 . A Mountain of Crumbs by Elena Gorokhova . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-06-01 . 0261-3077.
2. Web site: Olsen . Pat . 2017-10-05 . Elena Gorokhova interview: Road to a memoir . 2023-06-01 . The Writer . en-US.
3. News: Suss . Joyce Venezia . 2010-09-24 . Author reflects on how life in Russia led to her novel . A3 . The Ridgewood News . 2023-06-01.
4. Web site: Dr. Elena Gorokhova . 2023-06-01 . www.hccc.edu . en.
5. Reviews for A Mountain of Crumbs: A Memoir
   • News: Lappin . Elena . 2010-02-05 . From Russia, No Love . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-03-03 . 0362-4331.
   • News: Garner . Dwight . 2010-01-12 . In the Soviet Union, When Food Was Scarce, Hope Could Still Be Nourished . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-06-01 . 0362-4331.
6. Reviews for Russian Tattoo: A Memoir
   • News: Bahrampour . Tara . 2015-01-09 . Review: "Russian Tattoo," by Elena Gorokhova . en-US . Washington Post . 2023-03-03 . 0190-8286.
   • Web site: Groskop . Viv . June 14, 2015 . Russian Tattoo review – a wonderful trip into existential bewilderment Autobiography and memoir . 2023-06-01 . The Guardian.
   • News: Hertzel . Laurie . 2015-01-04 . Stranger in a strange land . E10 . Star Tribune . 2023-06-01.
7. News: May 5, 2022 . Four new historical fiction books that will pique your curiosity, hook you on the Mitfords and satisfy with a pitch-perfect ending . The Toronto Star (Online) . Proquest.

External links

• Official website