Vladimir Kaminer — Mothers' Days

A charming homage to the heroines of everyday life in many enchanting stories about mothers, daughters, grandmothers and mothers-in-law.

“My new book is about how an over ninety-year-old with fog in her head lives bravely, solves world crises and educates cats.” These are at least a few of the things that Vladimir Kaminer's own mother takes care of. And she is in good company in these stories. After all, who ensures that the world continues to turn halfway in an orderly manner, if not our mothers? They try — more or less discreetly — to steer the fate of their young talent, give advice and even entrust us with their secret recipe for jelly.

Not everything is met with the hoped-for approval, but it certainly makes for a nice story. Potential mothers-in-law are also not neglected. Anyone who wants to please them is capable of extraordinary transformations. Vladimir was able to see that with his own son...