Gleb Uspensky
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some minor damage to dust jacket edges and spine. Page Condition: Yellowed — tanning consistent with age. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact, hardcover binding appears firm. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
Part of the prestigious Twayne's World Authors Series — a comprehensive survey of world literature — this critical biography presents the life and literary legacy of Gleb Uspensky, one of Russia's most significant realist writers of the nineteenth century. Written by Nikita I. Prutskov of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, the work chronicles Uspensky's journey from his origins in provincial Russia to his emergence as a pioneering voice in Russian populist literature. The study details Uspensky's unflinching portrayals of peasant life and social hardship, arguing that his prose stands as a vital document of post-reform Russian society. Prepared in collaboration with the Novosti Press Agency of the USSR, the volume bridges Soviet scholarship with Western literary audiences, offering an authoritative and nuanced portrait of a writer whose humanism and moral urgency remain deeply resonant.
Author: Nikita I. Prutskov
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some minor damage to dust jacket edges and spine. Page Condition: Yellowed — tanning consistent with age. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact, hardcover binding appears firm. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
Part of the prestigious Twayne's World Authors Series — a comprehensive survey of world literature — this critical biography presents the life and literary legacy of Gleb Uspensky, one of Russia's most significant realist writers of the nineteenth century. Written by Nikita I. Prutskov of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, the work chronicles Uspensky's journey from his origins in provincial Russia to his emergence as a pioneering voice in Russian populist literature. The study details Uspensky's unflinching portrayals of peasant life and social hardship, arguing that his prose stands as a vital document of post-reform Russian society. Prepared in collaboration with the Novosti Press Agency of the USSR, the volume bridges Soviet scholarship with Western literary audiences, offering an authoritative and nuanced portrait of a writer whose humanism and moral urgency remain deeply resonant.