I Wish I Didn't Have to Tell You This
"An exceptional work: atmospherically illustrated and underpinned by strong but restrained feelings." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In a stunning sequel to The Genius Under the Table , Eugene Yelchin’s graphic memoir depicts his harrowing journey from Leningrad’s underground art scene to a state-run Siberian asylum—and to eventual safety in the US. No longer the creative little boy under his grandmother’s table, Yevgeny is now a young adult, pursuing his artistic dreams under the constant threat of the KGB’s stranglehold on Russia’s creative scene. When a chance encounter with an American woman opens him up to a world of romance and possibility, Yevgeny believes he has found his path to