First Edition with First Printing stated, w, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped with minor edge wear and two small enclosed tears on front. This collectible, " FINE" condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Beautiful collectible copy. GIFT QUALITY Size: 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall.

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Title: Farewell to Matyora: A novel
Publisher: Macmillan, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Publication Date: 1979
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0026011603
ISBN 13: 9780026011600
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition.
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Book Type: Book

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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.

About the Author

Valentin Grigoriyevich Rasputin (born March 15, 1937) is 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 covers complex questions of ethics and spiritual revival.

Kathleen Parth� 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.

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