David Gurevich
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David Gurevich is an American playwright and novelist of Russian origin.
David Gurevich was born as Vyacheslav Gurevich in Kharkov, Ukraine in 1951. His father was an Air Force pilot and his mother a doctor. He was one of a few Jewish students on the Interpreter department of the Moscow Institute of Foreign Languages (now Moscow Linguistic University). Jews were highly unwanted there, because they were considered not "ideologically reliable" enough for communicating with foreigners. But thanks to his outstanding abilities he managed to break through. Nevertheless after the graduation there were practically no possibilities for a Jew to find any rewarding position in the Soviet system, so in 1976 he emigrated to the USA, where he had changed a number of occupations till he found his real vocation as a writer, book and film critic, essayist. In 1987 his first novel, Travels with Dubinsky and Clive, was published by Viking
. The memoir From Lenin to Lennon (Harcourt Brace, 1991) and another novel, Vodka for Breakfast, (ENC Press
, 2003) followed.
His articles and book reviews have appeared in various publications, both in the USA and abroad. He wrote on the Russian mafia for Details (magazine)
, on Harold Robbins’ literary heritage for The New York Times Book Review
, and on Yevgeny Zamyatin for The New Criterion
. Other publications include Wall Street Journal, The Guardian (London), The Forward
, The Boston Globe
, Newsday
, and others. He also reviews film for Images Journal, an online publication.
David Gurevich was the producer of the film "Empty Rooms" (directed by the outstanding Dutch director Willy Lindwer
) about the Dolphinarium massacre
on June 1, 2002, where twenty-one people died in the suicide bombing committed by Islamic Jihad outside Dolphinarium, a Tel Aviv
disco.
David Gurevich was born as Vyacheslav Gurevich in Kharkov, Ukraine in 1951. His father was an Air Force pilot and his mother a doctor. He was one of a few Jewish students on the Interpreter department of the Moscow Institute of Foreign Languages (now Moscow Linguistic University). Jews were highly unwanted there, because they were considered not "ideologically reliable" enough for communicating with foreigners. But thanks to his outstanding abilities he managed to break through. Nevertheless after the graduation there were practically no possibilities for a Jew to find any rewarding position in the Soviet system, so in 1976 he emigrated to the USA, where he had changed a number of occupations till he found his real vocation as a writer, book and film critic, essayist. In 1987 his first novel, Travels with Dubinsky and Clive, was published by Viking
Viking
The term Viking is customarily used to refer to the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.These Norsemen used their famed longships to...
. The memoir From Lenin to Lennon (Harcourt Brace, 1991) and another novel, Vodka for Breakfast, (ENC Press
ENC Press
ENC Press is a small, independent publishing house founded in 2003, in Hoboken, New Jersey, by New York editor and writer Olga Gardner Galvin and California writer and PR maven Beth Elliott...
, 2003) followed.
His articles and book reviews have appeared in various publications, both in the USA and abroad. He wrote on the Russian mafia for Details (magazine)
Details (magazine)
Details is an American monthly men's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications, founded in 1982. Though primarily a magazine devoted to fashion and lifestyle, Details also features reports on relevant social and political issues.-History:...
, on Harold Robbins’ literary heritage for The New York Times Book Review
The New York Times Book Review
The New York Times Book Review is a weekly paper-magazine supplement to The New York Times in which current non-fiction and fiction books are reviewed. It is one of the most influential and widely read book review publications in the industry. The offices are located near Times Square in New York...
, and on Yevgeny Zamyatin for The New Criterion
The New Criterion
The New Criterion is a New York-based monthly literary magazine and journal of artistic and cultural criticism, edited by Hilton Kramer and Roger Kimball. It has sections for criticism of poetry, theater, art, music, the media, and books...
. Other publications include Wall Street Journal, The Guardian (London), The Forward
The Forward
The Forward , commonly known as The Jewish Daily Forward, is a Jewish-American newspaper published in New York City. The publication began in 1897 as a Yiddish-language daily issued by dissidents from the Socialist Labor Party of Daniel DeLeon...
, The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
, Newsday
Newsday
Newsday is a daily American newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties and the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island, although it is sold throughout the New York metropolitan area...
, and others. He also reviews film for Images Journal, an online publication.
David Gurevich was the producer of the film "Empty Rooms" (directed by the outstanding Dutch director Willy Lindwer
Willy Lindwer
Wolf "Willy" Lindwer is a Dutch documentary filmmaker.-Biography:Willy Lindwer was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he studied at the Netherlands Film and Television Academy. When Lindwer finished his study, he worked for several Dutch Public TV stations...
) about the Dolphinarium massacre
Dolphinarium massacre
The Dolphinarium discotheque suicide bombing was a terrorist attack by on June 1, 2001 in which a suicide bomber Saeed Hotari, a millitant linked to the Palestinian group Hamas, blew himself up outside a discotheque on a beachfront in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing 21 Israeli teenagers and injuring 132...
on June 1, 2002, where twenty-one people died in the suicide bombing committed by Islamic Jihad outside Dolphinarium, a Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
disco.