Russia issue of Landfall (New Zealand)

[Jacob Edmond]

New Zealand's longest running and best known journal of literature, arts and
culture, Landfall, has just published a special issue devoted to Russia,
which I have co-edited with Gregory O'Brien, Evgeny Pavlov and Ian Wedde.
The issue includes previously un-translated poems by major Russian poets,
and new essays and interviews by Russian writers relating to contemporary
Russian literary culture. The Blue Noses (recently a topic of discussion on
this list) also appear prominently in the issue. An announcement about the
issue and details on how to order a copy appear below.
Best wishes,
Jacob Edmond

Landfall 213: the 'Russia' issue

A Russian anthology of New Zealand poetry, Land of Seas, was published in
Moscow in 2005. Now New Zealand is reciprocating with a special issue of
Landfall that includes contemporary Russian writing and art. 

Edited by Jacob Edmond, Gregory O'Brien, Evgeny Pavlov and Ian Wedde, the
'Russia' issue features a selection of previously untranslated works by
contemporary Russian poets: Arkadii Dragomoshchenko, Anna Glazova, Dmitry
Golynko, Alexei Parshchikov, Olga Sedakova, Alexandr Skidan, Viktor Sosnora.
Many of these translations have been created by leading New Zealand poets
working in collaboration with Edmond and Pavlov. The issue also features a
wide range of writing on contemporary Russian literary and art cultures,
economies and diasporas.

As well as bringing Russian literature and art to New Zealand readers, the
issue surveys the ways in which New Zealand writers have engaged-as
travellers, readers and scholars-with Russia and its people.

Landfall 213 also includes an account by the curator Marcus Williams of the
Blue Noses, whose comic video satires were a highlight of the 2005 Venice
Biennale and whose work is substantially represented here. 

Publication details
Landfall 213 - Russia
Editors: Jacob Edmond, Gregory O'Brien, Evgeny Pavlov, Ian Wedde
Release: 24 May 2007.

United Kingdom (RRP 14.50 pounds)
Gazelle Book Services Limited
White Cross Mills, High Town
Lancaster. LA1 4XS. United Kingdom
Ph: 0152468765
Fax: 0152463232
Email: Sales at gazellebooks.co.uk
Website: www.gazellebooks.co.uk

New Zealand and the Rest of the World (RRP $29.95 [NZ dollars])
Otago University Press
P.O. Box 56, Dunedin
Phone: 64 3 479 8807
Fax 64 3 479 8385
Email: university.press at otago.ac.nz
Website: www.otago.ac.nz/press


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Dr Jacob Edmond
Senior Lecturer
Department of English
University of Otago 
PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand 
Office and street address: 1S3, 1st Floor, Arts Building, Albany St, Dunedin
9016, New Zealand
Phone: +64 3 479 7969
Fax: +64 3 479 8558
jacob.edmond at otago.ac.nz
http://www.otago.ac.nz/english/staff/edmond.html

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