An Armenian Sketchbook by Vasily Grossman (English) Paperback Book

Description: An Armenian Sketchbook by Vasily Grossman, Elizabeth Chandler, Robert Chandler Vasily Grossman, author of Life and Fate, reflects on a season spent in Armenia. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Few writers had to confront so many of the last centurys mass tragedies as Vasily Grossman. He is likely to be remembered, above all, for the terrifying clarity with which he writes about the Shoah, the Battle of Stalingrad and the Terror Famine in the Ukraine. An Armenian Sketchbook, however, shows us a very different Grossman; it is notable for its warmth, its sense of fun and for the benign humility that is always to be found in his writing. After the arrest - as Grossman always put it - of Life and Fate, Grossman took on the task of editing a literal Russian translation of a lengthy Armenian novel. The novel was of little interest to him, but he was glad of an excuse to travel to Armenia. This is his account of the two months he spent there. It is by far the most personal and intimate of Grossmans works, with an air of absolute spontaneity, as though Grossman is simply chatting to the reader about his impressions of Armenia - its mountains, its ancient churches and its people. Notes The author of Life & Fate reflects on a season spent in Armenia. By far the most personal and intimate of Grossmans works, as the author chats to the reader about Armenias mountains, its ancient churches, and its people. Author Biography VASILY SEMIONOVICH GROSSMAN (1905-1964) was born into a Jewish family in Berdichev, in what is now Ukraine. In 1934 he published both "In the Town of Berdichev" - a short story that won him immediate acclaim - and the novel Gluckauf, about Donbas miners. During the Second World War, he worked as a reporter for the army newspaper Red Star; his "The Hell of Treblinka" (1944) was one of the first accounts of a Nazi death camp to be published in any language. His long novel Stalingrad was published in 1952. During the next few years Grossman worked on his second Stalingrad novel: Life and Fate. In February 1961, the KGB confiscated his typescript, but he was able to continue working on Everything Flows, which is yet more critical of the Soviet regime, until his last days. The short stories he wrote during his last three years are among his supreme achievements; English translations are included in The Road. Grossman died on 14 September 1964, on the eve of the twenty-third anniversary of the massacre of the Jews of Berdichev, in which his mother had died. Table of Contents List of illustrations. Introduction - by Robert Chandler and Yury Bit-Yunan. AN ARMENIAN SKETCHBOOK. Appendices: Vasily Grossman and Hrachya Kochar - by Yury Bit-Yunan. Notes. Further reading. Translators Acknowledgements. Biographies. Review A beguiling mixture of travelogue and personal musings New Statesman. * New Statesman *Grossman proves an entertainingly philosophical, kindly companion; he is a romantic, but he is also humorous Irish Times. * Irish Times *An extraordinary lyrical account of his acquaintance with the country Independent. * Independent *A book wonderful in every way Spectator. * Spectator *This vivid and moving account ... draws a rich cultural picture Lady. * Lady * Long Description Few writers had to confront so many of the last centurys mass tragedies as Vasily Grossman. He is likely to be remembered, above all, for the terrifying clarity with which he writes about the Shoah, the Battle of Stalingrad and the Terror Famine in the Ukraine. An Armenian Sketchbook , however, shows us a very different Grossman; it is notable for its warmth, its sense of fun and for the benign humility that is always to be found in his writing. After the arrest - as Grossman always put it - of Life and Fate , Grossman took on the task of editing a literal Russian translation of a lengthy Armenian novel. The novel was of little interest to him, but he was glad of an excuse to travel to Armenia. This is his account of the two months he spent there. It is by far the most personal and intimate of Grossmans works, with an air of absolute spontaneity, as though Grossman is simply chatting to the reader about his impressions of Armenia - its mountains, its ancient churches and its people. Review Quote Grossman proves an entertainingly philosophical, kindly companion; he is a romantic, but he is also humorous Irish Times . Details ISBN178206088X Author Robert Chandler Year 2014 ISBN-10 178206088X ISBN-13 9781782060888 Media Book Pages 192 Translator Elizabeth Chandler Publisher Quercus Publishing Language English Imprint MacLehose Press Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from Russian DEWEY 914.7560486 Birth 1954 Format Paperback UK Release Date 2014-07-03 Publication Date 2014-07-03 Audience General NZ Release Date 2014-07-02 AU Release Date 2014-07-02 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:151530495;

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