The Blizzard: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (563 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0374114374 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Vladimir Sorokin is Russia's most inventive contemporary author Knowing when to pick one’s battles is the mark of a great translator, and Gambrell is one. Her translation is as elegant, playful and layered as the original and never appears labored." --Masha Gessen, The New York Times Book Review"Following the dystopian nightmare of Day of the Oprichnik and the epic, genre-bending Ice Trilogy comes The Blizzard, a more accessible but no less imaginative novel encompassing a familiar Russian vista with splashy avant-garde flourishes Jamey Gambrell has translated Sorokin before, but she deserves special mention here for her skillful rendering of the book's many voices The colorful language, whether out-loud repartee or inner thoughts, toge
Read The Man Who Spoke Snakish for a much better ride, Very Russian. Some kind of Neo folk tale. Read The Man Who Spoke Snakish for a much better ride,. Bookreporter said Subversive, with an earnest, homely quality. There are some unusual things about Vladimir Sorokin’s THE BLIZZARD. To start, it is told in one linear burst of 181 pages. It is chapterless, straightforward and cold. Aside from two short section breaks, the entirety of the story is told without pause. I can’t think of many other novels that have attempted thi. A Quick Read And Well Worth It Amazon Customer You have not read this story before. Personally, that is enough, in many cases, to make me want to buy a book. Considering the fact that this story is under 200 pages and is full of things I have never imagined, I would highly recommend The Blizzard to anyone who wants a unique look into near-future version of Russia where
He wrote the libretto for Leonid Desyatnikov’s The Children of Rosenthal, the first opera to be commissioned by the Bolshoi Theater in a quarter century. Vladimir Sorokin is the author of eleven novels, including Day of the Oprichnik (FSG, 2011), Ice Trilogy, and The Queue; thirteen plays, and numerous short stories and screenplays. His books have been translated into thirty languages. In 2013, Sorokin was a fi
He carries with him a vaccine that will prevent the spread of this terrible disease, but is stymied in his travels by an impenetrable blizzard. Sorokin has created yet another boldly original work, which combines an avant-garde sensibility with a taste for the absurd and the grotesque, all while delivering stinging truths about contemporary life and modern-day Russia.. Hypnotic, fascinating, and richly drawn, The Blizzard is a seminal work from one of the most inventive authors writing today. A trip that should last no more than a few hours turns into a metaphysical journey, an expedition filled with extraordinary encounters, dangerous escapades, torturous imaginings, and amorous adventures.Trapped in an existential storm, Vladimir Sorokin's characters fight their way across a landscape that owes as much to Chekhov's Russian countryside as it does to the postapocalyptic terrain of science fiction. Finalist for the 2016 PEN Translation PrizeLong-listed for the 2016 PEN Translation PrizeA New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice<