Fried green tomatoes at the Polustanok cafe

"Fried Green Tomatoes" by Fannie Flagg became a cult book in Russia almost immediately after its first publication in Russian. Over the past two decades, the novel has been reprinted many, many times, but even today its popularity is extremely high. "Fried Green Tomatoes" has probably been read by the third generation of the reading public. The novel is placed on a par with great American books - with "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Gelkeberry Finn" - and the mere mention of Flagg's book in such a row testifies to its power. And it is absolutely certain: "Fried Green Tomatoes" is a classic of American and world literature. If you zoom in on Fannie Flagg's novel, you can probably hear someone's laughter, crying, conversations, the noise of a train, the rustling of leaves, the clinking of forks and spoons. Listen to the sounds coming through the cover, and you will learn the story of one small American town, where, like everywhere else in the world, love and pain, fears and hopes, friendship and hatred are intertwined. This story will be told with such sincerity that it will be remembered for many years, and Fannie Flagg's novel will become one of the most beloved books - as it has become for so many people around the world. For the great novel of Fannie Flagg is life itself.

Author: Fannie Flagg
Translation: Krupskaya Dina
Year of release: 2018
Publisher: Phantom Press
Pages: 416
Cover type: Hardcover
Dimensions: 206x135x35 mm
ISBN: 978-5-86471-775-2