On-line chat with Russian writer

[J.W.]

Ottawa (Canada), Thursday 25/11/04 22h00 EST

Dear SEELANGers,

This past year a collection of eleven masterfully written short stories
by contemporary Russian writer Mikhail Sadovsky was published in America
(in my English translation) under the title "Stepping into the blue...
and other stories", by Roberts Publishing in California.  These stories,
apart from being highly entertaining to read, also offer fascinating
glimpses of life in 20th-century Russia during the Soviet period and
immediately after.  For details about the book, please see the
publishers' website at:
http://www.robertspublishing.com
(click on 'Novels and fiction').

Mikhail Sadovsky first became known in Russia for his numerous
children's stories, many of which were turned into films through his
collaboration with prominent composers.  Since the early 1990s his
fiction for adults has been widely published both in print and on the
Internet.  In 2000 he and his family emigrated to America and now reside
in New Jersey.  This collection, now in its second printing, represents
Mr Sadovsky's first attempt to make himself known, through translation,
to an English-speaking readership.

On Saturday evening, 11 December 2004 at 10 p.m. Eastern Time (= 7 p.m.
Pacific), the publisher, Dr Kelly Roberts, through her Writing_fiction
Yahoo group --
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Writing_fiction/
-- is hosting an on-line 'chat' with Mr Sadovsky for aspiring writers,
based on this book. (I shall be assisting by translating his responses
into English).  Further details about this event may be found in the
press-release at:
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/11/prweb179588.php

Anyone wishing to participate in the chat should contact Dr Roberts by 1
December at:
MystAvalon at aol.com
and order a copy of the book to read prior to the chat.  It is available
from the publisher to chat participants at a special offer of US$13.-,
including shipping & handling.  Please put "SADOVSKY BOOK" in the
subject line.

The publisher has offered to send a complimentary electronic copy of the
book to any interested educator for consideration as a course text.
This courtesy is also extended to the media for book review purposes.
To take advantage of the offer educators or media representatives should
contact Dr Roberts at the same address.  Again, please put "SADOVSKY
BOOK" in the subject line.

I think this book will appeal to any SEELANGers interested in
contemporary Russian literature in English translation.

Sincerely,

John Woodsworth, Translator
(and Research Associate, Slavic Research Group at the University of
Ottawa)
Professional website: http://jw.deepspace93.com/

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