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- Ludmila Ulitskaya and the Art of Tolerance
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
summary
Novelist Ludmila Ulitskaya is a crucial cultural figure in contemporary Russia, garnering both literary awards and best-seller status. Engaging with the past to combat the creeping authoritarianism of the Putin era, she has become the latest in a long line of Russian dissident authors championing the values of liberalism and tolerance while critiquing the state. Ludmila Ulitskaya and the Art of Tolerance is the first English-language book about this influential writer, contextualizing her in the shifting landscape of post-Soviet society and culture.
Drawing on interviews with Ulitskaya and sources not readily available to Western scholars, Elizabeth A. Skomp and Benjamin M. Sutcliffe explore the ethical ideals that make Ulitskaya’s novels resonate in today’s Russia—tolerance, sincerity, and diversity—and examine how she uses innovative imagery to personalize history through a focus on body and kinship. This is essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary Russian literature and society.
Drawing on interviews with Ulitskaya and sources not readily available to Western scholars, Elizabeth A. Skomp and Benjamin M. Sutcliffe explore the ethical ideals that make Ulitskaya’s novels resonate in today’s Russia—tolerance, sincerity, and diversity—and examine how she uses innovative imagery to personalize history through a focus on body and kinship. This is essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary Russian literature and society.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xxv-xxviii
- Authors’ Notes
- pp. xxix-2
- Works Cited
- pp. 217-236
Additional Information
ISBN
9780299304133
Related ISBN(s)
9780299304140
MARC Record
OCLC
910823838
Pages
281
Launched on MUSE
2015-06-06
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2015