The Akhmatova Journals Volume 1: 1938-1941 |
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| Author:
| Chukovskaya, Lydia |
| Translator:
| Michalski, Milena
Rubashova, Sylva |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8101-1940-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2002 |
| Publisher: | Northwestern University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) was one of the greatest Russian poets of this century. But during her life she was subjected to scathing critical attacks, denounced as "half-nun, half-whore," and then expelled from the Writers' Union. She also endured severe personal losses. Akhmatova's friend Lydia Chukovskaya (1907-96) kept intimate diaries of her conversations with the great poet. First published in the U.S.S.R. in 1987,
The Akhmatova Journals offers a rare look into...
More Description Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) was one of the greatest Russian poets of this century. But during her life she was subjected to scathing critical attacks, denounced as "half-nun, half-whore," and then expelled from the Writers' Union. She also endured severe personal losses. Akhmatova's friend Lydia Chukovskaya (1907-96) kept intimate diaries of her conversations with the great poet. First published in the U.S.S.R. in 1987, The Akhmatova Journals offers a rare look into the day-to-day life of Akhmatova.