Farewell to Matyora by Rasputin, Valentin

Farewell to Matyora (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780810113299)

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Farewell to Matyora by Rasputin, Valentin

Farewell to Matyora

$18.95
Farewell to Matyora by Rasputin, Valentin

Farewell to Matyora

$18.95
Format: Paperback
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A fine example of Village Prose from the post-Stalin era, Farewell to Matyora decries the loss of the Russian peasant culture to the impersonal, soulless march of progress.

It is the final summer of the peasant village of Matyora. A dam will be completed in the fall, destroying the village. Although their departure is inevitable, the characters over when, and even whether, they should leave. A haunting story with a heartfelt theme, Farewell to Matyora is a passionate plea for humanity and an eloquent cry for a return to an organic life.


Author: Valentin Rasputin
ISBN-10: 0810113295
ISBN-13: 9780810113299
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/1995
Pages: 227
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.73h x 5.12w x 0.77d
By Valentin Rasputin
By Valentin Rasputin
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VALENTINE RASPUTIN (1937-2015) was a Russian writer. He was born and lived much of his life in the Irkutsk Oblast in Eastern Siberia. Rasputin's works depict rootless urban characters and the fight for survival of centuries-old traditional rural ways of life. Rasputin covered complex questions of ethics and spiritual revival.

KATHLEEN PARTHﾉ is Professor of Russian Literature at the University of Rochester and the author of Russian Village Prose.

ANTONINA W. BOUIS has translated numerous novels and plays from the Russian.

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