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The Voice Over - Poems and Essays (Paperback)
Loot Price: R461
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The Voice Over - Poems and Essays (Paperback)
Series: Russian Library
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Loot Price R461
Discovery Miles 4 610
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Maria Stepanova is one of the most powerful and distinctive voices
of Russia's first post-Soviet literary generation. An award-winning
poet and prose writer, she has also founded a major platform for
independent journalism. Her verse blends formal mastery with a keen
ear for the evolution of spoken language. As Russia's political
climate has turned increasingly repressive, Stepanova has responded
with engaged writing that grapples with the persistence of violence
in her country's past and present. Some of her most remarkable
recent work as a poet and essayist considers the conflict in
Ukraine and the debasement of language that has always accompanied
war. The Voice Over brings together two decades of Stepanova's
work, showcasing her range, virtuosity, and creative evolution.
Stepanova's poetic voice constantly sets out in search of new
bodies to inhabit, taking established forms and styles and
rendering them into something unexpected and strange. Recognizable
patterns of ballads, elegies, and war songs are transposed into a
new key, infused with foreign strains, and juxtaposed with unlikely
neighbors. As an essayist, Stepanova engages deeply with writers
who bore witness to devastation and dramatic social change, as seen
in searching pieces on W. G. Sebald, Marina Tsvetaeva, and Susan
Sontag. Including contributions from ten translators, The Voice
Over shows English-speaking readers why Stepanova is one of
Russia's most acclaimed contemporary writers.
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