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Amelia M. Glazer – "From Gogol to Babel: A Literary Crossroads"
This scholarly work explores the intricate cultural exchanges among writers from the territories of modern Ukraine who worked in Russian, Ukrainian, and Yiddish. Glazer argues that markets and fairs in this region were pivotal in shaping literary traditions during the last century of the Russian Empire and early Soviet era. The book analyzes texts ranging from Nikolai Gogol's "Sorochyntsi Fair" (1829) to Isaac Babel's stories of violent collectivization in 1929. Glazer demonstrates how Gogol's work profoundly influenced not only Russian literature but also Ukrainian and Jewish writers, including Hryhorii Kvitka-Osnovianenko and Sholem Aleichem. The study reveals a dense network of mutual enrichment and occasional conflict among these traditions, challenging national literary boundaries.
Price: 2005.00 RUB