The Last Years of Soviet Russian Literature
Prose Fiction 1975–1991
- Author: Deming Bronson Brown
- Date Published: November 1994
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- isbn: 9780521408653
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This is the only book, Russian or Western, that provides a comprehensive survey of developments in Russian prose over the last fifteen years of the Soviet regime. Deming Brown examines the work of established writers, such as Fazil Iskander and Andrei Bitov, together with many new figures who emerged during this period. Special attention is given to the evolving patterns of publication during the period: the rehabilitation of suppressed writers and the first publication of writings that had formerly belonged to the literary underground. This is an excellent introduction, of interest to scholars and students alike, to the varied writings of some eighty contemporary Russian authors, and to trends in literary criticism and publication.
Read more- The first survey of Russian prose writing in the years of 'stagnation' and 'glasnost' between 1975 and the demise of the Soviet regime in 1991
- Sequel to our successful earlier book by Brown, Soviet Russian Literature since Stalin
- Accessibly written with students in mind; valuable bibliography of Soviet Russian works available in English translation
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'Concise, gracefully written, and thoroughly researched, this book is indispensable for anybody at all interested in modern Russian writing, or, for that matter, the recent history of Russia.' Maurice Friedberg, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
See more reviews'Teachers, students, journalists, general readers, all others who might want to learn the basic facts of the lives and works of authors from Abramov to Zolotusskii and from Petrushevskaya to Tolstaya will find what they need in this book. There is also a most valuable bibliography of Russian works translated into English. Professor Brown is judicious, level-headed, and thoroughly informative. This is a model of encylopedic coverage and concise description.' George Gibian, Goldwin Smith Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature, Cornell University
'This is a work which distills comprehensive knowledge of the recent Russian literary scene into a few succinct and well chosen chapters. … the best introduction I can imagine to recent Russian prose fiction'. Geoffrey Hosking, University of London
'Professor Brown has carefully digested an impressive number of primary and secondary texts. His critical comments combine a mature scholar's detachment with the informed sympathy of one who has lived with his subject for many years. This survey leaves no doubt that Russian literature is producing writers of interest and stature as ever before.' Victor Terras, Brown University
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- Date Published: November 1994
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521408653
- length: 220 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 13 mm
- weight: 0.278kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. The literary situation: publication, genres, criticism
2. From 'stagnation' to 'openness'
3. Retrospective writing about the Stalin period
4. Village prose: its peak and decline
5. The 'forty-year-olds'
6. Other voices
7. 'Tough' and 'cruel' prose
8. New faces
9. Conclusion
Notes
Select bibliography
English translations of Soviet Russian prose
Index.
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