Natasha and Other Stories

Natasha and Other Stories (ISBN 0-374-28141-6) is a collection of short stories by Canadian author David Bezmozgis. His first published book, Natasha was published in 2004. Stories from the collection first appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's and Zoetrope All-Story.

Natasha and Other Stories
AuthorDavid Bezmozgis
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
GenreShort story collection
PublisherHarperCollins (Canada)
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (US)
Publication date
2004
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages147 pp
ISBN0-00-200568-9 (HarperCollins)
ISBN 978-0-374-28141-0 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
OCLC54065062

The book is a collection of linked stories about the Bermans, a Jewish family from Latvia adapting to their new life as immigrants to Canada. The central character is Mark Berman, who is a young child when the family first arrives in Canada.

The title story was adapted by Bezmozgis into the 2015 film Natasha.[1]

Awards and nominations

Natasha and Other Stories won the Danuta Gleed Literary Award in 2005,[2] and was nominated for the 2004 Governor General's Award for English fiction[2] and the Guardian First Book Award.

The book was also chosen for inclusion in Canada Reads 2007, where it was championed by Steven Page.

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References
  1. "'Natasha': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter, January 26, 2016.
  2. "Bezmozgis to direct film version of his 'Natasha and Other Stories'". The Globe and Mail, March 6, 2013.


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