literature for course in "civilization and culture" in the fall

[Marian Schwartz]

Moscow Noir?

Marian Schwartz

(disclaimer: I translated many pieces in the volume, but it's certainly
contemporary, if gruesome at times)

On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 3:43 PM, John Hawley <JHawley at scu.edu> wrote:

> You might consider Rossica 19, which excerpts from recent Russian fiction;
> subtitled "Red Pyramid: Russian Literature from the 21st Century."  --John
> C. Hawley, Santa Clara University
>
> >>> Charlotte Rosenthal <crosenth at USM.MAINE.EDU> 7/9/2011 8:30 AM >>>
> Dear Seelangtsy!
>
>
> Can anyone suggest a book readily available in English translation of a
> recent literary work (or works) that is "recognizable" as taking place in
> today's Russia?  I'm open to any genre, including a collection, in any one
> of the "brows"--high, low, or middle. We will be reading an anthology of
> "classical" works, so I'm less concerned about the nature of this last
> reading.  All the works I'm familiar with myself are either not available in
> translation or too postmodernist to be "readable" by my students.
>
>
> I'd appreciate any suggestions.  Thanks so much.
>
>
> Charlotte Rosenthal
>
>
> Charlotte Rosenthal, Ph. D.
> Professor of Russian
> Dept. of Modern & Classical Langs. and Lits. University of Southern Maine
> Portland, ME 04104-9300 U.S.A.
>
> crosenth at usm.maine.edu
> http://blogs.usm.maine.edu/crosenth/
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