Farewell to Matyora (European Classics) - Softcover

Rasputin, Valentin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0810113295 ISBN 13: 9780810113299

Publisher: Northwestern University Press, 1995

Synopsis

A fine example of Village Prose from the post-Stalin era, Farewell to Matyora decries the loss of the Russian peasant culture to the impersonal, soulless march of progress.

It is the final summer of the peasant village of Matyora. A dam will be completed in the fall, destroying the village. Although their departure is inevitable, the characters over when, and even whether, they should leave. A haunting story with a heartfelt theme, Farewell to Matyora is a passionate plea for humanity and an eloquent cry for a return to an organic life.

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About the Author

VALENTINE RASPUTIN (1937–2015) was a Russian writer. He was born and lived much of his life in the Irkutsk Oblast in Eastern Siberia. Rasputin's works depict rootless urban characters and the fight for survival of centuries-old traditional rural ways of life. Rasputin covered complex questions of ethics and spiritual revival.

KATHLEEN PARTHÉ is Professor of Russian Literature at the University of Rochester and the author of Russian Village Prose.

ANTONINA W. BOUIS has translated numerous novels and plays from the Russian.

 

From the Back Cover

A fine example of Village Prose from the post-Stalin era, Farewell to Matyora decries the loss of the Russian peasant culture to the impersonal, soulless march of progress. Valentin Rasputin's novel of a village destroyed by anonymous technology argues that mankind can only be spiritually regenerated by returning to the old rural way of life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810113295
• ISBN 13: 9780810113299
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 227