Culture Briefs: Russian lit, photography, a Rat Pack tribute and more
DRIVING IMPULSE
He published a string of novels: Train, The Archives, Taxi ParkDepartment Store in the 80s, becoming a cab driver, a train conductor, an archivist and a salesperson to get into character and narrate the stories.
His name is Ilya Shtemler and hes one of the veterans of contemporary Russian literature. Enjoy insights into his works on January 27 at 1:30 p.m. at the Central Library ( 10 Grand Army Plaza), part of the librarys Russian Literary Series. To register, visit brownpapertickets.com and enter the keyword Brooklyn Public Library. Limit three per person.