Mikhail Shishkin is een Russische schrijver wiens proza wordt geprezen om zijn unieke stilistische briljantie. Zijn taal, beschreven als 'wonderbaarlijk helder en beknopt', reikt terug naar de traditie van Poesjkin en onderzoekt tegelijkertijd zonder angst universele thema's zoals dood, wederopstanding en liefde. Shishkins verhalen duiken vaak in universele menselijke ervaringen, geïnspireerd door zijn bewondering voor giganten als Tolstoj, Tsjechow en Boenin, die hem artistieke compromisloosheid, menselijkheid en de moed om naïef te zijn bijbrachten. Zijn werken, hoewel beïnvloed door de klassiekers, resoneren met een frisse en originele stem.
This debut novel introduces readers to the work of Russia's leading contemporary author, now available in English for the first time. It promises a unique perspective and rich storytelling that reflects the complexities of modern Russian life and culture. The narrative explores profound themes and character dynamics, showcasing the author's distinctive voice and literary prowess.
A passionate, eye-opening account of a state entangled in a complex and bloody past, as well as a love letter to a conflicted country.
Day after day the Russian asylum-seekers sit across from the interpreter and Peter - the Swiss officers who guard the gates to paradise - and tell of the atrocities they've suffered, or that they've invented, or heard from someone else. These stories of escape, war, and violence intermingle with the interpreter's own reading: a history of an ancient Persian war; letters sent to his son Nebuchadnezzasaurus,' ruler of a distant, imaginary childhood empire; and the diaries of a Russian singer who lived through Russia's wars and revolutions.'
The first short story collection by the greatest contemporary Russian writer, Mikhail Shishkin, spanning his entire writing career, 1993-2013.
Picture two people, young and in love. Picture them being separated from one another. Picture them keeping their love alive through letters. So far, so simple. Now imagine they've not just been separated geographically, but also historically. Imagine that their love and letters now defy time and place, life and death. By now you realize that this novel is unique. And, when you learn how it has made Russian literary-prize history, and has to-date been sold in twenty-two languages, you begin to sense just how unique…
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Знаковые имена современной русской литературы: коллективная монография
