Russia's Lost Literature of the Absurd: Selected Works of Daniil Kharms and Alex

Description: Russia's Lost Literature of the Absurd by George Gibian, Daniel Kharms, Alexander Vvedensky These bizarre and wildly imaginative pieces, written in Soviet Russia forty years ago, are as vital and disturbing as the best of todays absurdist literature. Almost none of the works of Daniil Kharms and Alexander Vvedensky have been published before in any language. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description These bizarre and wildly imaginative pieces, written in Soviet Russia forty years ago, are as vital and disturbing as the best of todays absurdist literature. Almost none of the works of Daniil Kharms and Alexander Vvedensky have been published before in any language. Author Biography George Gibian was Goldwin Smith Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature at Cornell University. His honors include Fulbright, Guggenheim, American Philosophical Society, and Rockefeller Foundation fellowships. He was the author of The Man in the Black Coat: Russias Lost Literature of the Absurd, The Interval of Freedom: Russian Literature During the Thaw, and Tolstoj and Shakespeare. He was the editor of the Norton Critical Editions of Tolstoys Anna Karenina and War and Peace, and Gogols Dead Souls, and of the Viking Penguin Portable Nineteenth-Century Russian Reader. Professor Gibians articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, The New Republic, the Christian Science Monitor, and Newsday, among others. George Gibian was Goldwin Smith Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature at Cornell University. His honors include Fulbright, Guggenheim, American Philosophical Society, and Rockefeller Foundation fellowships. He was the author of The Man in the Black Coat: Russias Lost Literature of the Absurd, The Interval of Freedom: Russian Literature During the Thaw, and Tolstoj and Shakespeare. He was the editor of the Norton Critical Editions of Tolstoys Anna Karenina and War and Peace, and Gogols Dead Souls, and of the Viking Penguin Portable Nineteenth-Century Russian Reader. Professor Gibians articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, The New Republic, the Christian Science Monitor, and Newsday, among others. Long Description "The Russian literary heritage of the 1920s and 1930s continues to grow as significant works are uncovered that were long forgotten or never published. The most recent find is not a single work or author, but an entire literary movement--the Oberiu. . . . Professor Gibians book is most welcome . . ." --Slavic Review Details ISBN0393007235 Author Alexander Vvedensky Short Title RUSSIAS LOST LITERATURE OF THE Language English ISBN-10 0393007235 ISBN-13 9780393007237 Media Book Format Paperback Translator George Gibian Residence NY, US Series Norton Library (Paperback) Pages 224 Imprint WW Norton & Co Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Edited by George Gibian Subtitle Selected Works of Daniil Kharms and Alexander Vvedensky DOI 10.1604/9780393007237 UK Release Date 2008-07-30 AU Release Date 2008-07-30 NZ Release Date 2008-07-30 US Release Date 2008-07-30 Publisher WW Norton & Co Year 2008 Publication Date 2008-07-30 DEWEY 891.7301 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:127070374;

Price: 36.69 AUD

Location: Melbourne

End Time: 2024-11-24T03:06:40.000Z

Shipping Cost: 10 AUD