Writers Among Us David Shrayer-Petrov and Maxim D. Shrayer Tuesday, May 2, 2006 at 7:30 PM Devlin Hall 101 Boston College Chestnut Hill, Mass Join us for an evening with David Shrayer-Petrov as he discusses his new book Autumn in Yalta: A Novel and Three Stories (Library of Modern Jewish Literature, Syracuse University Press, 2006), which includes an autobiographical novel set in Stalinist Russia, Strange Danya Rayev. Shrayer-Petrov is a medical scientist and the author of 20 books of prose and poetry in his native Russian and in translation, including Jonah and Sarah (2003). Autumn in Yalta was edited and cotranslated into English by his son, Maxim D. Shrayer, who is an author, professor of Russian and English at Boston College, and codirector of the Jewish Studies Program. They will be joined by two other cotranslators of the book, Arna B. Bronstein and Aleksandra Fleszar, professors of Russian at the University of New Hampshire. Writers Among Us celebrates recent book publications by Boston College faculty and is sponsored by Boston College Magazine, the Office of the Academic Vice President, and the BC Bookstore. Cosponsored by the Jewish Studies Program, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Information: 617–552–4820. The Davis Center will be offering Autumn in Yalta at a discount rate. If you're interested in ordering a copy, please contact Lisa Kuerbis of Marketing at Syracuse UP at lkuerbis(a)syr.edu. -- -------------------------------------------------- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 301B Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617.495.4037 Fax: 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu