His Butler's Story
1987 novel by Eduard Limonov
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His Butler's Story (Russian: История его слуги) is a 1987 autobiographical novel by the Russian writer Eduard Limonov. It is about a Russian emigrant who works as a butler for a wealthy American in New York City, detesting both the Americans and the Soviet Union. It was published in English in 1987.[1]
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| Author | Eduard Limonov |
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| Original title | История его слуги |
| Language | English |
| Genre | autobiographical novel |
| Publisher | Grove Press |
Publication date | 1987 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 346 |
| ISBN | 0394556070 |
Publishers Weekly wrote that the book has "a certain coarse energy" but is dragged down by "rage and resentment, and a mean-spirited, petulant envy"[2]