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Yury Trifonov, one of the preeminent Russian writers of the
twentieth century, took a turn toward the controversial-and a leap
toward greatness-with the publication of the two novellas included
in this collection. "The Exchange" and "The Long Goodbye," part of
the "Moscow trilogy" that established Trifonov's reputation, are
remarkable for their depiction of the complex dilemmas and
compromises of Russian life after the Second World War. These
works, along with the two short stories "Games at Dusk" and "A
Short Stay in the Torture Chamber," detail the moral and spiritual
decline in Russia that resulted from the growing distance between
the theoretical idealism of the Soviet state and the actual
materialism and careerism that increasingly marked Russian
society.
While immersing readers in the social milieus of his characters,
and in the specifics of their days, Trifonov finds and examines the
precise moment when a person takes a wrong turn in life, the moment
of moral betrayal. Whether the moment occurs in a woman's plot to
obtain better living quarters by taking in her dying mother-in-law
or in the corruption of love and talent by ambition in an affair
between an actress and a writer, Trifonov brings the clashes
between different generations, cultural backgrounds, ideals, and
realities to nuanced, disturbing, and memorable life.
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