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Out visiting and back home : Russian stories on aging / selected, edited, and translated by Thomas H. Hoisington.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Russian
- Subjects (All):
- Short stories, Russian--Translations into English.
- Short stories, Russian.
- Russian fiction--20th century--Translations into English.
- Russian fiction.
- Aging--Russia (Federation)--Fiction.
- Aging.
- Russia (Federation).
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 230 pages ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 1998.
- Summary:
- Americans know little about how the aging process is perceived in other countries. Gathering short stories by ten well-known and highly regarded contemporary Russian authors, this book offers a wide-ranging portrait of aging and old age in Russia. From tales about the harsh realities of urban life to portraits of intergenerational conflict, these are stories we can relate to and learn from.
- Notes:
- "Hydra books."
- ISBN:
- 0810114704
- OCLC:
- 37966452
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