''Natasha and Other Stories'' () is a collection of short stories by Canadian author

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. His first published book, ''Natasha'' was published in 2004. Stories from the collection first appeared in '' The New Yorker'', '' Harper's'' and ''

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''. The book is a collection of linked stories about the Bermans, a Jewish family from

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adapting to their new life as immigrants to Canada. The central character is Mark Berman, who is a young child when the family first arrives in Canada. The title story was adapted by Bezmozgis into the 2015 film '' Natasha''."'Natasha': Film Review"
'' The Hollywood Reporter'', January 26, 2016.

Awards and nominations

''Natasha and Other Stories'' won the Danuta Gleed Literary Award in 2005,"Bezmozgis to direct film version of his 'Natasha and Other Stories'"
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'', March 6, 2013. and was nominated for the 2004 Governor General's Award for

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and the Guardian First Book Award. The book was also chosen for inclusion in '' Canada Reads 2007'', where it was championed by Steven Page.

References

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