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Breaking Free from Death

The Art of Being a Successful Russian Writer

By (author) Galina Rylkova
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Academic Studies Press, Brighton, United States
Published: 26th Mar 2020
Dimensions: w 156mm h 234mm d 11mm
Weight: 294g
ISBN-10: 164469266X
ISBN-13: 9781644692660
Barcode No: 9781644692660
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Synopsis
Breaking Free from Death examines how Russian writers respond to the burden of living with anxieties about their creative outputs, and, ultimately, about their own inevitable finitude. What contributes to creative death are not just crippling diseases that make man defenseless in the face of death, and not just the arguably universal fear of death but, equally important, the innumerable impositions on the part of various outsiders. Many conflicts in the lives of Rylkova's subjects arose not from their opposition to the existing political regimes but from their interactions with like-minded and supporting intellectuals, friends, and relatives. The book describes the lives and choices that concrete individuals and-by extrapolation-their literary characters must face in order to preserve their singularity and integrity while attempting to achieve fame, greatness, and success.

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"Rylkova's meticulous study is full of original insights and new interpretations of famous literary works, delivered in a lucid and accessible writing style, with numerous references to primary sources; it is a joy to read. Furthermore, she supplies her readers with a clear road map throughout the book, explaining her next steps and intentions at every turn." - Russian Review