Emery, Jacob

Countries That Don't Exist: Selected Nonfiction (Russian Library)

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ISBN 13:: 9780231202374
author:: Emery, Jacob
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: Columbia University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2022
Pages:: 328
Dimensions:: 21.3 x 14 x 2 centimetres (0.39
Genre:: Fiction & Literature, Literary Collections, Essays,
Condition:: New
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Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky's nonfiction collection Countries That Don't Exist presents a unique blend of philosophical thought experiment and literary criticism. Spanning various genres, including essay, fable, and memoir, these works showcase Krzhizhanovsky's distinctive erudition and original vision of literary creation. Written in the 1920s and 1930s, this collection offers a fresh perspective on modernist literature and philosophy, shedding light on the intellectual ferment of Russian and European modernism. The included critical commentary provides context for these texts, illuminating their relationship to Krzhizhanovsky's other writings. This selection of essays and prose pieces presents a striking example of literary innovation, with Krzhizhanovsky's writing bristling with idiosyncratic erudition and a starkly original vision.

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