-Those westerners, they sometimes have strange headings. How do you say it is called?
-Ubit Peresmeshnika (To kill a Mockingbird- MS).
-That could be some nickname of a gangster. Boss Mockingbird. You know, give me the book and wait for me. I will go and ask our school librarian. Don’t go with me- she becomes suspicious when we come together. Thinks we are on for some trick.
Kolya returned in about 0.5 –hour with a puzzled face.
-Dude, she says it is about Negroes. Kind off like Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Vopli i sopli ( Lots of noises and tears- MS). But she also said something I didn’t comprehend. She said it was not for me to read.
-What’s that supposed to mean?
-Don’t know. I can read anything. Recently I read a steamy book ‘A man and a woman’. Ever watched a movie?
-That’s French, right? This book is about USA.
-OK, you try it then and tell me if it’s worth it.
3. Screening in the Red Corner
The school was empty late in the evening and the Red Corner was the coziest place. All those photos of Lenin and other big comrades were protecting us. They seemed curious too, squinting at the book we put on the desk. We read it. It was the time to share.
-Ponyatno ( I see- MS) – said Kolya, “It is a social book. Our folks here only translate the books which describe the tough life in the capitalistic society. Negroes are oppressed in America, right? In this book that Negro Robinson was accused of something I do not fully comprehend and found guilty. I also do not understand why that guy Ewell attacked the kids after that. And what is with that Boo? Strange book.”
-Alabama, where is it?
-I’ve got a map. Here, it is, down South, close to Florida.
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