Mongolian Études To the Ends of an Empire: a Remarkable Story Told in Letters, Poems and Prose |
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| Author:
| Azarov, Vladimir |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55096-356-4 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2013 |
| Publisher: | Exile Editions, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $25.30 |
Book Description:
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A wonderful look at Soviet-era life as witnessed from the edge of the empire, this book is comprised of letters, poems, and prose pieces that together create a narrative. Through an entirely original form, Vladimir Azarov begins with a simple exploratory exchange of letters between him and a faceless bureaucrat. What follows is an unfolding sequence that finds Azarov meeting a remarkable Mongolian woman and later discovering the memoirs of one of Russia's greatest poets, Anna Akhmatova.
A wonderful look at Soviet-era life as witnessed from the edge of the empire, this book is comprised of letters, poems, and prose pieces that together create a narrative. Through an entirely original form, Vladimir Azarov begins with a simple exploratory exchange of letters between him and a faceless bureaucrat. What follows is an unfolding sequence that finds Azarov meeting a remarkable Mongolian woman and later discovering the memoirs of one of Russia's greatest poets, Anna Akhmatova.