Peter Aleshkovsky’s writing is vivid and descriptive. His rich, character-driven stories are allegorical and representative of their time and place. In Stargorod, he shows why he is one of modern Russia’s most beloved realistic writers, and why he has been thrice nominated for Russia’s most prestigious literary prize. {$16}
Chtenia: Readings from Russia
And still more fiction: 32 numbered volumes of Chtenia: Readings from Russia, each a paperback book containing stories, poems, photography, memoirs and more, all set around a chosen theme for that particular issue. Each volume is $12 plus shipping and handling.
01: The Hearts of Dogs
02: Three Russian Springs
03: Road Trips
04: Childhood
05: Winter Holidays
06: Gogol Mogul
07: To the Caucasus
08: Love a la Russe
09: Behind the Urals
10: Hope Dies Last
11: Dacha Life
12: Chekhov Bilingual
13: Luck
14: Provincial Life
15: Summer
16: Wisdom & Wit
17: Sport
18: Other Worlds
19: Horse Power
20: Tolstoy Bilingual
21: Dark and Scary
22: Spies and Imposters
23: Women Writing
24: Dostoyevsky Bilingual
25: Storied Moscow
26: Springtime in Paris
27: The War to End All
28: Superfluous Men
29: Leningrad Under Siege
30: Science Fictions
31: Okudzhava Bilingual
32: Musical Writing
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