50 Writers: An Anthology of 20th Century Russian Short Stories (Cultural Syllabus)

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. Brings together significant, representative stories from every decade of the 20th century. It includes the prose of officially recognised writers and dissidents, both well-known and neglected or forgotten, plus new authors from the end of the 20th century. Taken as a whole, the stories capture every major aspect of Russian life, history and culture in the 20th century. The largest, most comprehensive anthology of its kind, '50 Writers' brings together significant, representative stories from every decade of the 20th century. It includes the prose of officially recognised writers and dissidents, well-known and neglected or forgotten ones, and new authors at the end of the 20th century Selected, With An Introduction, By Mark Lipovetsky And Valentina Brougher ; Translated And Annotated By Valentina Brougher And Frank Miller, With Mark Lipovetsky. Includes Bibliographical References.