Words Without Borders, Russian issue

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On 7/19/07 5:26 PM, "Melissa Frazier" <mfrazier at SLC.EDU> wrote:

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> PRESS RELEASE
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> July/August 2007
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> THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING!
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> And there¹s never been a more apt time to look East. This July and
> August, Words Without Borders brings you a special two-month-long issue
> dedicated to the best of contemporary Russian writing. Whether established
> doyens of Russian letters or stars fresh on the literary scene, these
> exciting talents from the new Federation are making a splash on
> www.wordswithoutborders.org this summer.
> 
> The first ever winner of the Russian Little Booker Prize, Victor Pelevin
> is one of the most prominent writers in Russian today. Since his debut,
> Pelevin¹s work continues to develop in adventurous ways. In his latest
> translated offering Akiko, now available on www.wordswithoutborders.org, a
> victim¹s obsession with an online porn site devolves into a losing pas
> de deux with a computer-generated concubine and her monkey Mao. Showcasing
> Pelevin¹s themes of occultism and the shadowy underside of society in
> the age of technology, Akiko raises the bar yet again with its author¹s
> trademark delicious--and malign--narrative wit.
> 
> Mikhail Shishkin was born in 1962 in Moscow. In his short story The
> Calligraphy Lesson, Shishkin¹s narrator is a government functionary
> whose job analyzing handwriting provides him with rare insights into that
> which is hidden in the written script. In the course of the story, the
> functionary¹s richly detailed descriptions of cursive Cyrillic take an
> unexpected turn, becoming a lavish sounding chamber for recollections of
> his past; of personal and witnessed tragedies. Shishkin¹s story
> effortlessly spans the divide between the turmoil of experience and the
> true consolation of literature‹the transformative act of imposing order
> through the written word.
> 
> These and other stories in our July issue of Words Without Borders, are
> online now at www.wordswithoutborders.org. In keeping with our new look,
> we will continue to roll out fresh content as the month progresses, so be
> sure to check back as we post new features, interviews, reviews and much,
> much more.
> 
> For more information please contact us at wordswithoutborders at gmail.com.
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> Words without Borders ( www.wordswithoutborders.org ) is an online
> magazine for literature in translation that undertakes to promote
> international communication through publication of the world's best
> writing‹selected and translated by a distinguished group of writers,
> translators, and publishing professionals. Its monthly publications
> include fiction, nonfiction, poetry and contextual essays, all available
> for free online.
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> Melissa Frazier
> Russian Language and Literature
> Sarah Lawrence College
> 1 Mead Way
> Bronxville, NY  10708
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