Includes pieces by Aksenov, Bitov, Iskander, Rasputin, Shukshin, Sokolov, and Trifonov

Contemporary Russian Prose

Valentin Rasputin

Vasily Aksenov

Vasily Shukshin

Sasha Sokolov

Yury Trifonov

Andrei Bitov

Fazil Iskander

Ardis Publishers

As E. L. Doctorow noted, The historian will tell you what happened. The novelist will tell you what it felt like. Understanding present-day Russia requires a grasp of the country s history. While the facts may be plain, what life was actually like for the citizens of Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union is the subject of this collection of fiction by one of the country s greatest contemporary writers, Valentin Rasputin. Born and raised in rural Siberia, Rasputin rose from the humblest of origins to the heights of literary acclaim during the 1970s. While his novellas from that period exemplify the village-prose movement in Russian literature, they also display a distinctive voice, narrative technique, and style along with universal appeal that set them apart. Although never a member of the Communist Party, the author received the Soviet Union s highest literary awards and became extremely popular among its avid readers. During the tumultuous years of perestroika, Rasputin, deeply concerned about his homeland, stopped writing fiction and became involved in politics. But after serving in the Congress of People s Deputies and as an adviser to Gorbachev, he soon became disillusioned with Russia s political process and returned to his literary calling, creating works that depict a new world whose trials and traumas he knew well. The stories and novella in this collection delve into the burning issues of that time, including questions of morality and sheer survival. By bringing a variety of characters to life from young children, teenagers, and middle-aged adults to old peasants and new Russians Rasputin allows readers to experience the immediate post-Soviet past together with ordinary folks. In addition to shedding light on the present, these works offer an armchair trip to Siberia along with the aesthetic pleasures that flow from the pen of a master storyteller.

Ivan's Daughter: Short Stories and a Novella

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

Slavica Pub

The well-know soviet writer and USSR State Prize winner, Valentin Rasputin writes about Siberia and the Siberians, a theme that is close to his heart. Pinpointing the moral and social changes that have taken place in the Siberian village in recent years, Rasputin places his characters in situations that are destined to bring a man's moral qualities to the fore. And this enable him to provide a deep and all-round analysis of the 'eternal concepts of good, evil, duty and justice.

Money for Maria: Stories

Literature & Fiction

Short Stories & Anthologies

Raduga Publisher,C.I.S.

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Books by Valentin Rasputin