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16%OFFMikhail Shishkin - Calligraphy Lesson: The Collected Stories - 9781941920039 - V9781941920039
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Calligraphy Lesson: The Collected Stories

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Description for Calligraphy Lesson: The Collected Stories Paperback. .
"A welcome volume of stories from Russia's finest contemporary fiction writer, Mikhail Shishkin, full of his typical fusing of mysticism and modernist experimentation." --Sam Sacks, Wall Street Journal The first English-language collection of short stories by Russia's greatest contemporary author, Mikhail Shishkin, the only author to win all three of Russia's most prestigious literary awards. Often included in discussions of Nobel Prize contenders, Shishkin is a master prose writer in the breathtakingly beautiful style of the greatest Russian authors, known for complex, allusive novels about universal and emotional themes. Shishkin's stories read like modern versions of the eternal ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Deep Vellum Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
250g
Number of Pages
180
Place of Publication
Texas, United States
ISBN
9781941920039
SKU
V9781941920039
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About Mikhail Shishkin
Mikhail Shishkin is one of the most acclaimed contemporary Russian literary figures, and is the only author to win all three major Russian literary prizes (including the Russian Booker Prize). The Guardian said of Shishkin's writing: "richly textured and innovative... arguably Russia's greatest living novelist." Born in Moscow 1961, Shishkin studied English and German at Moscow State Pedagogical Institute. After ... Read more

Reviews for Calligraphy Lesson: The Collected Stories
World Literature Today Editor's Pick: Summer Reads (2015) "Shishkin tends not to be sentimental or idealistic
indeed, he is usually quite the opposite
and this gives the more positive or transcendent moments extra punch."
Sibelan Forrester, The Slavic Review "Shishkin is virtuosic, his subjects move through others' stories in dizzying/awe-inspiring ways. Incredible!"
Maaza Mengiste, author of Beneath the Lion's ... Read more

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