Modern Russian literary text

[J.W.]

Ottawa (Canada), Friday 12/1/07 12h45 EST

Dear SEELANGers,

Two books by a fairly prominent contemporary Russian writer have
recently been published in America in my English translation.  His
well-written novel and short stories focus on the day-to-day life of
Russian Jews, mainly in the post-war period.  A few of the stories touch
upon the emigration question.

The publisher is preparing an announcement to send out to Slavic and
English literature departments across America, and would like to know
the kind of information literature professors would be most interested
in -- e.g., details about the content of the stories, relevance to
Russian-Jewish emigration to America, etc.  To what extent would
information about the author's professional background, his numerous
laudatory reviews and awards be significant in encouraging further
interest in the English translation of his books?

You may reply off-list (if you prefer) at:
jw at kanadacha.ca

Thank you in advance to responders.

J. Woodsworth

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