Russian Postmodernist Fiction
Author | : Mark Naumovich Lipovet︠s︡kiĭ |
Publisher | : M.E. Sharpe |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 1999 |
ISBN-10 | : 0765601761 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780765601766 |
Rating | : 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Download or read book Russian Postmodernist Fiction written by Mark Naumovich Lipovet︠s︡kiĭ and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 1999 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critically surveys 20th-century Russian literature to develop a specific understanding of Russian postmodernism, looking at work by Aksyonov, Bitov, Erofeev, Pietsukh, Popov, Sokolov, and Tolstaya. Also grapples with some central issues of the critical debate and draws on both Bakhtinian and chaos theory to describe postmodern poetics as a dialogue with chaos. The appendix provides biographical sketches and primary and secondary bibliographies. Paper edition (unseen) $25.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR