The Loss: A Novella and Two Short Stories

by Vladimir Makanin

Book Overview

The novella and two short stories that make up this volume were written at three different periods in Makanin's life, yet they are united by their narrative and stylistic invention, their range of human emotion, and the profound humanity of their prose. Though banished and suppressed in the Brezhnev era, Makanin is now recognized as one of Russia's leading writers.

In his celebrated short story The Prisoner of the Caucasus, two Russian soldiers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810116405
• ISBN13: 9780810116405
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.7" x 8.0"