In the house of the hanged : essays and vers libres / Sasha Sokolov : translated from the Russian and annotated by Alexander Boguslawski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sokolov, Sasha, 1943- author.

Contributor:

Boguslawski, Alexander Prus, translator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sokolov, Sasha, |d 1943---Translations into English.

Sokolov, Sasha, |d 1943-.

Genre:

Essays

Translations

Stories in rhyme

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto, [Canada] ; Buffalo, [New York] ; London, [England] : University of Toronto Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Arguably the most important living Russian writer, Sasha Sokolov is an acknowledged literary master. Widely admired for his ability to elevate prose to the level of poetry, he is also known for his craftsmanship and phenomenal use of language. Until now, however, English-speaking audiences have only had access to a few of his acclaimed works -- novels A School for Fools (1977) and Astrophobia (1989), and the essay 'The Anxious Pupa.' In The House of the Hanged features the first-ever translation of thirteen of Sokolov's major essays and free verses. Exploring universal truths concerning language, the role of the artist, talent, and virtuosity, these texts provide key insight into the development of Sokolov's shorter forms. Each is accompanied by explanatory notes and an annotated index developed by Alexander Boguslawski in conjunction with Sokolov himself. These serve to contextualize Sokolov's Russian cultural and linguistic references, and allow worldwide audiences to enjoy his astounding erudition, wit, curiosity, and ever-developing talent."--Jacket.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""On Secret Tablets""; ""In the House of the Hanged""; ""Having Discovered It � Opened It Wide � Given It Wings""; ""Palisandre � C�est Moi?""; ""The Key Word of Belles-Lettres""; ""A Portrait of an Artist in America: Waiting for the Nobel""; ""The Anxious Pupa""; ""The Shared Notebook or a Group Portrait of SMOG""; ""A Mark of Illumination""; ""An Abstract""; ""About the Other Encounter""; ""Discourse""; ""Gazebo""; ""Philornist""; ""Notes""; ""Index of Names and Places""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""

""K""""l""; ""m""; ""n""; ""o""; ""p""; ""r""; ""s""; ""t""; ""u""; ""v""; ""w""; ""z""

Notes:

"This present collection contains fourteen texts written by Sokolov between 1981 and 2010 and published in various papers and journals in Russia and in the West."--P. x.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Dez 2018)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4426-9585-4

1-4426-9584-6

OCLC:

794619988