The Loss - A Novella and Two Short Stories

The novella and two short stories that make up this volume were written at three different periods in Makanin's life, yet they are united by their narrative and stylistic invention, their range of human emotion, and the profound humanity of their prose. Though banished and suppressed in the Brezhnev era, Makanin is now recognized as one of Russia's leading writers

About the author

VLADIMIR SEMYONOVICH MAKANIN is a Russian writer.

Summary

The novella and two short stories that make up this volume were written at three different periods in Makanin's life, yet they are united by their narrative and stylistic invention, their range of human emotion, and the profound humanity of their prose. Though banished and suppressed in the Brezhnev era, Makanin is now recognized as one of Russia's leading writers.

Product details

• Authors: Vladimir Makanin
• Assisted by: Andrew Wachtel (Editor), Andrew Baruch Wachtel (Editor), Byron Lindsey (Translation)
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.07.1998
• EAN: 9780810116405
• ISBN: 978-0-8101-1640-5
• No. of pages: 154
• Dimensions: 120 mm x 202 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 186 g
• Series: Writings from an Unbound Europ; Writings from an Unbound Europ
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature