Chapter first. Acquaintance with the come in large numbers
Petrovka - the street is not long and rather stupid. Melted snow lies on the sidewalks in piled snowdrifts - you can’t get through, you can’t push through. Any car rushing past strives to douse cold dirty slurry from head to toe. December 1994 turned out to be slushy and easy-going in the cold - everything that swept in November, all the small and prickly snow groats mercilessly flying in the face and striving to hide under the collar - all this melted and emanated as a drop, leaving gray streaks on the sides of low old buildings .
A shopping spirit reigned all around: from the Kuznetsky Most metro station to the Central Department Store, rows of folding tables stretched densely packed with books, Orenburg scarves, samovars, old sewing machines, vodka, packages of unusually tasty imported Wrigley chewing gum and Mars bars and "Snickers". Here and there, strange fluffy kiwi fruits and bunches of yellow, ripe bananas rose in neat slides. Kiwis cost some crazy money, so people took them individually.
- Just try - for some reason they explained to the sellers.
A tall, skinny, big-nosed girl was moving along the spontaneously formed shopping malls in a disturbed dotted line. A biting knitted hat was bouncing on his head, and deadly long, thin legs flowed from under a black coat sticking out from a stake. The girl was clutching tightly to her chest a large, slightly frayed leather bag with a controversial Chanel logo on the side. The bag was a special pride of the girl. It cost as much as thirty dollars, almost two months of my mother's salary, and served the hostess faithfully for the fourth year.
- You, most importantly, do not let her out of your hands, especially in the subway! - mother admonished, collecting her daughter to distant Moscow. - Press your elbow to your side and do not relax - times are dark, thieves are on the alert, they will snatch your bag, and you will be left without money and without documents.
The girl resisted leaving in every possible way, but her parents insisted on their own, scraped some money from the bottom of the barrel, transferred it to the currency at the Yerevan flea market - it turned out as much as two hundred dollars, and equipped their daughter with a second higher education in Moscow.
- My girl will be a candidate of sciences! dad predicted.
“Maybe a professor too,” Mom smiled. You are our pride.
- Well, what are you? the daughter cried.
The airport was packed to capacity - exhausted by the war and the hopeless blockade, people left their homeland with their families. Children were crying, women were wailing, confused fathers of families were smoking sullenly in the corners. It was a great and terrible exodus - to Russia and beyond, abroad, to a place where one could somehow feed oneself and not be afraid for the future of one's children.
“I don’t want to leave,” the girl hugged her mother. - Where will I go when you stay here?
- Everything will be fine. You can do it, I know.
Before disappearing into the waiting room, she turned around, snatched her parents out of the crowd. Papa nodded restrainedly several times; She shouted something, but it was impossible to hear, the crowd was humming around, everyone was saying goodbye to their relatives.
- I can not hear! The daughter shook her head.
Mom made such a movement, as if pressing her handbag with her elbow to her side. And smiled through her tears.
The girl did not know how to press the bag to her side. Long thin arms bulged in all directions with sharp elbows and categorically did not want to fold chastely along the body. Therefore, in order to avoid robbery, the strap of the bag was thrown over the shoulder, and the bag itself was pressed with clasped hands crosswise to the chest. Firstly, they won’t steal, and secondly, it’s warm, and it drowns out the merciless rumbling in the stomach. And the girl, oh, how she knew how to growl with her stomach! It was more likely not even a rumbling, but some kind of catastrophic gurgling - with a thin howl, turning into a muffled roar. Our heroine was twenty-three, and she constantly wanted to eat. And sleep.
Such strange behavior of the body was explained by climate change: when you move to another country, for some time you have to lead an almost vegetative lifestyle. Recently, the girl set a personal record - she slept standing up, burying her forehead in the door with the formidable inscription "DO NOT LEAN", the entire gray metro line, from the Prazhskaya station to the Altufievo station. And if it were not for the compassionate aunt, who tore her off the inscription and took her out of the car, then she would have woken up in the depot, or wherever these fast underground trains go further.
Another time, the girl fell asleep at dinner, and the landlady, Aunt Polya, almost gave her soul to God when she found a marble statue intently breathing on a kitchen stool. Waking up in the morning, the girl found a small icon of the Mother of God on her bedside table.
“From the evil eye,” Aunt Polya said instructively. - And then you just thought of something - fall asleep at the table. Where is it seen? I'm tired of dragging you to bed.
- I didn't do it on purpose!
- And then I don’t see that it’s not on purpose!
It was no accident that the girl ended up on Petrovka. Today, an interview was held at the central office of the Golden Age Bank. The bank recruited girls to work at the exchange office, which was soon to open in the Intourist hotel.
- Politeness, communication skills, knowledge of English. Do not offer intimacy! - Alya Shelgunova, a classmate of our heroine, read into the phone.
- Where did you get this ad? - the girl started up. - And why on earth should an employee offer sex?
- Oh, - Alya giggled, - then I gave a blunder! Intimacy is usually offered by employers.
- How did you give it a miss? Did you make it yourself?
- Well, yes! Mother got a job as an accountant in a bank. She asked me to make a competent announcement about the recruitment of girls. Work - day through three.
- Al! Maybe I should try? I am polite, sociable, and my English is not bad.
- And you won't guess to offer sex! - did not fail to screw Alya.
- Well, yes, - our heroine mournfully agreed, - I won’t offer it. The main thing for me is to find some work, otherwise there is practically nothing to live on.
Narine Abgaryan is a Russian writer who starts her career as a regular column in a live newspaper. The first work of the author was the book "Manyunya", based on which several more books were soon created with the continuation of the adventures of a little girl.
The work "Come in large numbers" was published in 2011, when it won its first readers and fans. The book received the Grand Prix of the "Manuscript of the Year" award due to the author's unusual and harmonious style of writing, which surprises not only readers, but also literary critics. Download "Come in large numbers" in fb2, epub, pdf, txt - Narine Abgaryan you can free of charge on the site
What is this book about?
In the foreground of the novel, the author shows a young girl who went to conquer the capital and, upon arrival, was sure that luck was on her side and would not go anywhere from her. The girl decided to take two desperate steps at the same time - to emigrate to another country and get used to a completely new homeland, which is very different from what the main character usually saw.
Initially, the girl decides to get a job, since she always needed to live and eat, and she took money with her only for the first time. The main character manages to get a job at a hotel called "Intourist", where she was put to work in an exchange office. From this moment, the girl begins the most interesting and fun everyday life. She will learn about what the problem with the team is, how whimsical the guests are and how to resolve conflicts if you are not to blame.
The main character does not yet know whether she will be able to settle in this metropolis and whether the indigenous people will be able to accept her, for whom, in fact, only character and desire to work are important. Will a young and beautiful girl be able to arrange her life and truly fit into the world of rich and successful people? What awaits a beautiful foreigner, glory and love or bitterness of loss and sadness? You can listen to the audiobook in mp3, read online "Come in large numbers" or download for free in fb2, epub and pdf on KnigoPoisk
What will the book teach?
The work "Come in Large Numbers" opens up really interesting topics of society that concern the majority of emigrants who are forced to leave another country and seek happiness elsewhere. Through the main character Narine Abgaryan shows how difficult it is to actually settle in a foreign city, settle down in it and find a job, not to mention finding your true happiness.
The main character is trying to show that it is quite difficult to turn from a “come in large numbers” into a native Muscovite, and more than half of those who have arrived simply cannot do it. The writer reveals the main problems of society - the rejection of a person in her world, the unwillingness to understand that he is really needed in this world.
The author talked about her life, about how she once managed to fit into the team and how she had to arrange her personal life, ensuring that she was nevertheless accepted and in no case left to the mercy of fate .. Reviews and reviews about the book.
Who is the book for?
Narine Abgaryan's "Come in Large Numbers" is intended for all readers who love lively and interesting books written in a calm and easy language. No wonder the author receives the minimum amount of criticism and the maximum amount of praise. This attitude is due to the fact that the writer tries to tell from her own face. Narine Abgaryan always took plots for her books from personal experience, life and from who and what surrounded her. It is this moment that readers and world critics like the most.
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About the book "Come in large numbers" by Narine Abgaryan
“Come in Large” is a novel by popular writer and blogger Narine Abgaryan. An Armenian by birth, in her book the writer spoke about the difficulties she faced when she arrived in Moscow in the 90s. Despite life's and sometimes sad moments, the book is written very lightly and ironically. To reflect the whole "color" of the "gangster" era, the author used obscene expressions. "Strong" words turned out to be very useful, giving the novel individuality and a peculiar charm.
The popular Russian writer, known for her works in the genre of humorous and women's prose, began her career in a blog. Her first foray into writing was touching yet captivating stories about her childhood in Armenia. Gradually, they "gathered" into a book and then the legendary "Manyunya" saw the light - the first work of the author. With this book, Narine Abgaryan became the laureate of the Russian National Literary Prize "Manuscript of the Year" in the "Language" nomination.
The novel "Come in large numbers" was also highly acclaimed by critics. Moreover, this work received the Grand Prix of the Manuscript of the Year award. And this is not surprising, because the style of the writer is unique. Fans assure that the author looks at the most difficult and sad situations through the eyes of a child - cheerfully, a little embarrassed and with faith in a miracle.
Narine Abgaryan's book "Come in Large Numbers" introduces readers to an optimistic beauty who came to conquer Moscow. There is always room for achievement in life. One feat is to decide to emigrate. The second is to accept and love your new homeland as it is, with all the pluses and minuses.
So, in order to provide herself with food and accommodation, the girl gets a job at the legendary Intourist Hotel at an exchange office. From this moment, the adventures of the main character begin. No, no chases and shootings. You are waiting for ironic and funny stories about the everyday life of the Come Away - problems with colleagues, funny guests and much more.
Through the prism of people, the writer tells how difficult it is sometimes to get settled in a big and noisy city. And how important are the people surrounding a person, because it is they who create the very metropolis that "does not believe in tears."
Before you is a sweet, a little sad and very truthful book about people. About how they live or lived, about how to find friends, avoid problems and, most importantly, turn from a "come in large numbers" into a native Muscovite.
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Quotes from the book "Come in large numbers" by Narine Abgaryan
Everything needs to be easier. It doesn't work now, it will work later. Will definitely work. The main thing is not to lose heart and not to doubt.
Basically, it doesn't matter where you work.
Life is everywhere."
It is a great happiness to meet new people, smile, hold their hands, look into their eyes.
But how painful it is to part with them later!
Our heroine was twenty-three, and she constantly wanted to eat. And sleep.
“I fumbled with my hand in order to catch on to something, well, I found someone’s balls,” O.F. later said, washing down the experienced shock with vodka. - No, well, finally fucked up, damn, from above - boobs, and below - dick!
Pliz-pliz, asshole. This is also easy to remember.
- Howie. Sounds like "whoa". I can easily remember this.
We were the best, always. The most well-read, the most diligent, the smartest. We were often set as an example.
Now I am sitting at the cash register and watching life in the exchange window. Is this really all I was looking for?
I love the current one. And with the former, from old memory, I fuck. To not lose your temper.
Tip: when divorcing, just in case, keep warm relations with ex-husbands. Take care of your dexterity.
Natasha accepted the gifts with laughter and put her neckline on the tray, which moved back and forth to transfer money. And once she let one boy hold on to her breasts. The boy then walked away from her sideways and even squatted, and Natasha said thoughtfully, looking after him: "I suppose he's finished."
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Abgaryan Narine is a well-known Russian writer who started her career with a blog. She is Armenian by origin and moved to Moscow in the 1990s. In her book "Come in Large Numbers", she shares with readers the difficulties that visitors may encounter along the way. The novel is written in an unusual language. To convey the atmosphere of the "gangster 90s", the writer used obscene expressions, which gave a special flavor to her work. The novel won the Manuscript of the Year award and was highly acclaimed by critics.
A young girl decides to go to Moscow. For her, this was a serious step, because she had to leave not only her hometown, but also the country. But the main character is sure that luck is on her side and she will succeed, she will be able to adapt to new conditions and lifestyle.
A woman who has come in large numbers is hired at the exchange office of the famous Intourist hotel. The girl has to deal with the harmful residents of the hotel, misunderstanding in the team. She learns to resolve disputes, even if she herself is not to blame. In general, the life of a girl from a quiet and calm turns into an eventful one. Despite the fact that these are not fights and skirmishes, such active everyday life for a visiting person can also become a test. The girl does not yet know whether she will be able to settle in a noisy metropolis, to please its inhabitants. What awaits her in the future? What else will the Intruder face? Will she be able to conquer Moscow and find happiness?
The novel raises many contemporary issues. With the help of her heroine, the writer talks about how difficult it is for visitors. Many of them leave with nothing. Many are forced to work for pennies and endure harsh conditions. The problem of rejection of a visiting person is very clearly reflected. The author shows how much you need to overcome in order to earn respect and achieve what you want.
The work belongs to the Prose genre. It was published in 2011 by AST. On our site you can download the book "Come in large numbers" in fb2, rtf, epub, pdf, txt format or read online. The rating of the book is 3.79 out of 5. Here, before reading, you can also refer to the reviews of readers who are already familiar with the book and find out their opinion. In the online store of our partner you can buy and read the book in paper form.
