Fifty Years of Russian Prose, Volume 2: From Pasternak to Solzhenitsyn

by Krystyna Pomorska and Pomorska

Book Overview

A number of intellectual and literary events in Russia after 1953 led to a break in the code of Socialist Realism. Several courageous writers invoked sharp debate and attack by defending the individual's right to freely display his creative abilities in works that contained fundamental political and moral realities, couched in the unpredictable plot and the not-so-happy ending. Volume 2 of this anthology brings together stories by Russian writers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262660202
• ISBN13: 9780262660204
• Release Date: January 1973
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Like Russian authors? You'll love this!

While not a big fan of Russian writes I found I liked this book. While not comprehensive the selections are representative. A very good primer for the Russian liturature beginner and nice collection for the devotee.