Elena Gorokhova
Russian-AmericanMemoir
Elena Gorokhova is a Russian-born memoirist and educator best known for her books A Mountain of Crumbs and Russian Tattoo. Born and raised in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), she studied English at Leningrad State University, emigrated to the United States in 1980, earned a doctorate in language education, and has taught English as a second language and linguistics. Her writing recounts life in the Soviet Union and the immigrant experience in America.
Notable Works
['A Mountain of Crumbs', 'Russian Tattoo']
