Requiem for the Living (New Russian Writing) - Softcover
This novel, which critics have likened to William Faulkner and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, is a philosophical parable in which the hero's unique abilities and alienation underscore the distinctive Caucasian culture and their strict code of honor. It is told from within an endemic culture threatened by the advance of modern civilization.
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Alan Cherchesov, born in 1962, lives in Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia. A graduate of the North-Ossetian University, he lectures there on world literature and edits a university journal of cultural studies. He is the founder and director of the Institute of Civilization in Vladikavkaz, which provides alternative education in the humanities.
An Ossetian writing in Russian, Cherchesov has two novels and a number of short stories to his name. His novel Wreath on the Grave of the Wind, a sequel to Requem for the Living, was awarded the prize of the Russian Academy of Critics and published in German by DVA. Requiem for the Living was published in German by S. Fischer.
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An Ossetian writing in Russian, Cherchesov has two novels and a number of short stories to his name. His novel Wreath on the Grave of the Wind, a sequel to Requem for the Living, was awarded the prize of the Russian Academy of Critics and published in German by DVA. Requiem for the Living was published in German by S. Fischer.
"This Ossetian author skillfully blends the European and the Oriental thinking to create a 'divan': a complex Eastern literary genre, bringing to mind a Tibetan carpet. His story about the search for a lost time creates a polyphonic chorus of memories, inspiring vague associations with Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky and Gogol." --Die Welt
"An exciting flow of gripping imagery conveys a mythical history through a chorus of village voices led by a strange boy nicknamed Alone." --Die Zeit
"Cherchesov's novel is a completely new phenomenon in contemporary literature. The author has the courage and the talent to go against the grain, disregarding fashionable trends and well-trodden paths, to create a highly original work. The Western reader will soar with this narrative to the summits of classical modernism." --Neue Presse
"An exciting flow of gripping imagery conveys a mythical history through a chorus of village voices led by a strange boy nicknamed Alone." --Die Zeit
"Cherchesov's novel is a completely new phenomenon in contemporary literature. The author has the courage and the talent to go against the grain, disregarding fashionable trends and well-trodden paths, to create a highly original work. The Western reader will soar with this narrative to the summits of classical modernism." --Neue Presse
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- PublisherGLAS New Russian Writing
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 5717200706
- ISBN 13 9785717200707
- BindingMass Market Paperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages300
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