Description: Open Mic Night in Moscow by Audrey Murray The raucous and surprisingly poignant story of a young, Russia-obsessed American writer and comedian who embarked on a solo tour of the former Soviet Republics, never imagining that it would involve kidnappers, garbage bags of money, and encounters with the weird and wonderful from Mongolia to Tajikistan.Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Siberia are not the typical tourist destinations of a twenty-something, nor the places one usually goes to eat, pray, and/or love. But the mix of imperial Russian opulence and Soviet decay, and the allure of emotionally unavailable Russian men proved strangely irresistible to comedian Audrey Murray.At age twenty-eight, while her friends were settling into corporate jobs and serious relationships, Audrey was on a one-way flight to Kazakhstan, the first leg of a nine-month solo voyage through the former USSR. A blend of memoir and offbeat travel guide, this thoughtful, hilarious catalog of a young comedians adventures is also a diary of her emotional discoveries about home, love, patriotism, loneliness, and independence.Sometimes surprising, often disconcerting, and always entertaining, Open Mic Night in Moscow will inspire you to take the leap and embark on your own journey into the unknown. And, if you want to visit Chernobyl by way of an insane-asylum-themed bar in Kiev, Audrey can assure you that theres no other guidebook out there. (Shes looked.) FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Back Cover At twenty-eight, comedian Audrey Murray took a look around at her peer group--established in their careers, getting ready to take the next step in their relationships--and thought, "I should probably start to think about doing that." Then she promptly boarded the next flight to Kazakhstan. A combination of Wild and whatever Netflix series youre currently binging, Open Mic Night in Moscow chronicles the episodes of Audreys solo travels through the former Soviet Union--adventures that take her from a lookout on an American military base in Afghanistan, to a burning crater in Turkmenistan, to a wedding in Uzbekistan, through a Belarusian forest, to crossing Russia on the Trans-Siberian Railway--and includes a cast of characters Tolstoy would have envied. But dont worry; her book is 800 pages shorter than the average Russian novel. Audreys keen observational eye and curiosity about human nature lead to fascinating excursions through parts of the world that are infamous to Westerners but seldom visited by them. Take the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant--do you assume, as Audrey did, that the Chernobyl accident took place in a place called Chernobyl? Through her encounters, Audrey experiences a panoply of perspectives on being a woman traveling solo, on the concept of home and the idea of "settling down," and the pros and cons of sleeping in yurts. Author Biography Audrey Murray is a redhead from Boston who moved to China and became a stand-up comedian. The co-founder of the Kung Fu Komedy, Audrey was named the funniest person in Shanghai by City Weekend magazine. Audrey is a staff writer for Reductress.com and a regular contributor at Medium.com; her writing has also appeared in The Gothamist, China Economic Review, Nowness, Architizer, and on the wall of her dads office. Audrey has appeared on the Lost in America, Listen to This!, and Shanghai Comedy Corner podcasts, on CNN and ICS, and in Shanghai Daily, Time Out, Smart Shanghai, Thats Shanghai, and City Weekend. Details ISBN0062909843 Year 2019 ISBN-10 0062909843 ISBN-13 9780062909848 Format Paperback Author Audrey Murray Pages 416 Subtitle And Other Stories from My Search for Black Markets, Soviet Architecture, and Emotionally Unavailable Russian Men Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Short Title Open Mic Night in Moscow Language English Publication Date 2019-09-19 UK Release Date 2019-09-19 US Release Date 2019-09-19 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Alternative 9780062823298 Audience General AU Release Date 2019-08-18 NZ Release Date 2019-08-18 Imprint William Morrow Paperbacks Imprint US William Morrow Paperbacks Publisher US HarperCollins DEWEY 792.7028092 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168278273;
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Book Title: Open Mic Night in Moscow: And Other Stories from My Search for Black Markets, Soviet Architecture, and Emotionally Unavailable Russian Men
Item Height: 203mm
Item Width: 135mm
Author: Audrey Murray
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Travel Writing
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers Inc
Publication Year: 2019
Genre: Biographies & True Stories, Humor
Item Weight: 309g
Number of Pages: 416 Pages
