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Hardcover Present Imperfect: Stories by Russian Women Book

ISBN: 0367284170

ISBN13: 9780367284176

Present Imperfect: Stories by Russian Women

The selections in this Anthology overturn Soviet-era taboos with a vengeance. First published in the aftermath of Mikhail Gorbachev's liberalizing reforms, these stories revel in the basic commonalities of human experience even as they reassert a peculiarly Russian belief in the spiritual, mystical, and supernatural. They satirize Soviet literary canons while exploring a full gamut of styles, from neorealism to magico-folkloric fantasy. Included in...

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