50 writers : an anthology of 20th century Russian short stories /
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| Imprint: | Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2011. |
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| Description: | 788 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cultural syllabus Cultural syllabus. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8391889 |
| Summary: | The largest, most comprehensive anthology of its kind, this volume brings together significant, representative stories from every decade of the twentieth century. It includes the prose of officially recognized writers and dissidents, both well-known and neglected or forgotten, plus new authors from the end of the century. The selections reflect the various literary trends and approaches to depicting reality in this era: traditional realism, modernism, socialist realism, and post-modernism. Taken as a whole, the stories capture every major aspect of Russian life, history and culture in the twentieth century. The rich array of themes and styles will be of tremendous interest to students and readers who want to learn about Russia through the engaging genre of the short story. |
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| Physical Description: | 788 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781936235148 1936235145 9781936235223 1936235226 |
