Mayakovsky, My Love
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.
A work of literary fiction steeped in passion and intellectual longing, Mayakovsky, My Love by Anne Leaton chronicles the intense emotional and romantic obsession of a woman captivated by the life and poetry of the legendary Russian futurist Vladimir Mayakovsky. Leaton crafts a narrative that blurs the boundaries between biography and imagination, drawing the reader into a world where art, desire, and history collide with striking intimacy. The prose carries a lyrical, confessional tone that mirrors the fevered romanticism of Mayakovsky's own verse, immersing the reader in both the turbulence of early Soviet Russia and the private yearnings of a modern woman. Ambitious and emotionally charged, the novel illustrates how great art can transcend time, becoming a living force that reshapes the inner life of those it touches.
Author: Anne Leaton
Format: Hardback
Published: 1984, Chatto & Windus / The Hogarth Press
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.
A work of literary fiction steeped in passion and intellectual longing, Mayakovsky, My Love by Anne Leaton chronicles the intense emotional and romantic obsession of a woman captivated by the life and poetry of the legendary Russian futurist Vladimir Mayakovsky. Leaton crafts a narrative that blurs the boundaries between biography and imagination, drawing the reader into a world where art, desire, and history collide with striking intimacy. The prose carries a lyrical, confessional tone that mirrors the fevered romanticism of Mayakovsky's own verse, immersing the reader in both the turbulence of early Soviet Russia and the private yearnings of a modern woman. Ambitious and emotionally charged, the novel illustrates how great art can transcend time, becoming a living force that reshapes the inner life of those it touches.