''The Suitcase'' (russian: links=no, Чемодан, Chemodan) is a novel by

Sergei Dovlatov Sergei Donatovich Dovlatov (russian: link=no, Сергей Донатович Довлатов; 1941 1990) was a Soviet journalist and writer. Internationally, he is one of the most popular Russian writers of the late 20th century. Biography ...

, published in Russian in 1986 and in English translation by

Antonina W. Bouis Antonina W. Bouis is a German literary translator from Russian to English. She has been called "the best literary translator from Russian" by ''Publishers Weekly''. Life Born in West Germany, Bouis was educated in the United States. She has degre ...

in 1990. Although loosely connected into a novel, ''The Suitcase'' is a collection of eight stories of life in the Soviet Union based on eight items brought in the author's suitcase from the USSR to exile in the US in 1978.

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1986 Russian novels Novels by Sergei Dovlatov {{1980s-novel-stub