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Subject(s)

• Slavic fiction—20th century—History and criticism [Browse]
• Slavic literature—Political aspects [Browse]

Series

• BASEES/RoutledgeCurzon series on Russian and East European studies ; 16. [More in this series]
• BASEES/RoutledgeCurzon series on Russian and East European studies ; 16 [More in this series]

Summary note

This book considers Russian, Czech and Slovak fiction in the late communist and early post-communist periods. It focuses on the most innovative trend to emerge in this period, on those writers who, during and after the collapse of communism, characterised themselves as 'liberators' of literature. It shows how these writers in their fiction and critical work reacted against the politicisation of literature by Marxist-Leninist and dissident ideologues, rejecting the conventional perception of literature as moral teacher, and redefining the nature and purpose of writing. The book demonstrates how

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Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. [168]-189) and index.

Language note

English

Contents

• The fiction of the changes : context and reception
• Deaths of authors : Venedikt Erofeev, Bohumil Hrabal, Pavel Vilikovsky
• Giving a shape to one's fate : Evgenii Popov, Petr Placak, Peter Pist'anek
• Subverting realism : Tat'iana Tolstaia, Dusan Mitana
• Writing as being : Jiri Kratochvil, Zuzana Brabcova, Daniela Hodrova, Michal Ajvaz, Jachym Topol
• Empty words : Vladimir Sorokin, Jan Litvak, Ivan Kolenic
• Learning to live with emptiness : Viktor Pelevin, Vaclav Kahuda, Vlado Balla
• Conclusion : to speak or not to speak.

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ISBN

• 1-134-25406-7
• 1-134-25407-5
• 1-280-10194-6
• 0-203-00196-6

OCLC

• 437058886
• 57436818

Doi

• 10.4324/9780203001967

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