L︠i︡udmila Petrushevska︠i︡a
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"The masterly novellas that established Ludmilla Petrushevskaya as one of the greatest living Russian writers . After her work was suppressed for many years, Ludmilla Petrushevskaya won wide recognition for capturing the experiences of everyday Russians with profound pathos and mordant wit. Among her most famous and controversial works, these three novellas-The Time Is Night, Chocolates with Liqueur, and Among Friends-are modern classics that breathe...
Author
Pub. Date
[1995]
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
The lives of women in the Soviet Union, portrayed against a backdrop of cramped apartments, short rations and long lines. In Father and Mother, a girl seeks to avoid the pitfalls that destroyed her parents' marriage, while in The Little Girl an unhappy wife finds solace in the company of a prostitute.
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