The Kukotsky Enigma: A Novel
Autor Ludmila Ulitskaya Traducere de Diane Nemec Ignasheven Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 aug 2016
Translated
from
the
Russian
by
Diane
Nemec
Ignashev
The central character in Ludmila Ulitskaya’s celebrated novelThe Kukotsky Enigmais a gynecologist contending with Stalin’s prohibition of abortions in 1936. But, in the tradition of Russia’s great family novels, the story encompasses the history of two families and unfolds in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and the ruins of ancient civilizations on the Black Sea. Their lives raise profound questions about family heritage and genetics, nurture and nature, and life and death. In his struggle to maintain his professional integrity and to keep his work from dividing his family, Kukotsky confronts the moral complexity of reproductive science. Winner of the 2001 Russian Booker Prize and the basis for a blockbuster television miniseries,The Kukotsky Enigmais an engrossing, searching novel by one of contemporary literature’s most brilliant writers.
The central character in Ludmila Ulitskaya’s celebrated novelThe Kukotsky Enigmais a gynecologist contending with Stalin’s prohibition of abortions in 1936. But, in the tradition of Russia’s great family novels, the story encompasses the history of two families and unfolds in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and the ruins of ancient civilizations on the Black Sea. Their lives raise profound questions about family heritage and genetics, nurture and nature, and life and death. In his struggle to maintain his professional integrity and to keep his work from dividing his family, Kukotsky confronts the moral complexity of reproductive science. Winner of the 2001 Russian Booker Prize and the basis for a blockbuster television miniseries,The Kukotsky Enigmais an engrossing, searching novel by one of contemporary literature’s most brilliant writers.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780810133488
ISBN-10: 0810133482
Pagini: 432
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Editura: Northwestern University Press
Colecția Northwestern University Press
ISBN-10: 0810133482
Pagini: 432
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Editura: Northwestern University Press
Colecția Northwestern University Press
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Recenzii
"A
voice
of
moral
authority
for
differently
minded
Russians,
and
one
of
Russia’s
most
famous
writers...." —Masha
Gessen, The
New
Yorker
"Ulitskaya exposes sudden shifts in relationships and fortunes without intense dramatic buildup, and without lengthy introspection afterward. This lean approach, which favors events over character, makes the work all the more revealing, as though the pressures of Soviet life can not permit the luxury of lingering. Men and women must simply continue to play the hands they’ve been dealt. If there is a sense of inevitability in the novel, there is also hope. However flawed it is, love sustains Pavel and Elena through decades of silence. Even a vision of the afterlife contains redemptive features, as bodies are revived and remade. At its core, this novel is a masterful portrait of individuals who find solace where they can, and who endure through personal disillusionment with the strength that only the pragmatic can find." —Foreword Reviews
"Ulitskaya exposes sudden shifts in relationships and fortunes without intense dramatic buildup, and without lengthy introspection afterward. This lean approach, which favors events over character, makes the work all the more revealing, as though the pressures of Soviet life can not permit the luxury of lingering. Men and women must simply continue to play the hands they’ve been dealt. If there is a sense of inevitability in the novel, there is also hope. However flawed it is, love sustains Pavel and Elena through decades of silence. Even a vision of the afterlife contains redemptive features, as bodies are revived and remade. At its core, this novel is a masterful portrait of individuals who find solace where they can, and who endure through personal disillusionment with the strength that only the pragmatic can find." —Foreword Reviews
"THE
KUKOTSKY
ENIGMA
is
a
historical
panorama
written
in
the
best
traditions
of
Russian
literature.
It’s
one
of
those
rare
books
that
treats
big
issues—like
abortion,
mental
illness,
and
death—very
seriously,
yet
manages
to
remain
tremendously
entertaining.” —Lara
Vapnyar,
author
ofStill
Here
"Ulitskaya’s novel is a true enigma—it is mysterious, layered, and fascinating... this novel, without any hesitation, is a must-read." —World Literature Today
"Ulitskaya’s novel is a true enigma—it is mysterious, layered, and fascinating... this novel, without any hesitation, is a must-read." —World Literature Today
"This
is
a
novel
of
great
warmth
and
scope,
leavening
precise
realism
with
metaphysical
excursions,
that
will
enthrall
and
delight." —Publishers
Weekly
"...
historians
of
Russia
will
especially
appreciate
this
book,
but
historians
in
general,
as
well
as
other
readers,
will
discover
much
of
value
in
this
latest
translated
novel
of
one
of
Russia’s
greatest
living
writers." —History
News
Network
Notă biografică
LUDMILA
ULITSKAYA
is
one
of
Russia’s
most
acclaimed
and
best-selling
writers
as
well
as
a
prominent
political
activist.
A
scientist
before
she
began
her
literary
career,
she
is
the
author
of
thirteen
works
of
fiction,
three
books
for
children,
and
six
plays.
Her
awards
include
the
Russian
Booker
Prize
and
the
Big
Book
Prize,
the
latter
the
most
prestigious
in
Russia.
DIANE NEMEC IGNASHEV is Class of 1941 Professor of Russian and the Liberal Arts at Carleton College in Minnesota and the translator ofNo Love without Poetry: The Memoirs of Marina Tsvetaeva’s Daughterby Ariadna Efron (Northwestern, 2009) andParanoiaby Victor Martinovich (Northwestern, 2013).
DIANE NEMEC IGNASHEV is Class of 1941 Professor of Russian and the Liberal Arts at Carleton College in Minnesota and the translator ofNo Love without Poetry: The Memoirs of Marina Tsvetaeva’s Daughterby Ariadna Efron (Northwestern, 2009) andParanoiaby Victor Martinovich (Northwestern, 2013).
Cuprins
Part
One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Translator's Notes
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Translator's Notes
Descriere
Translated
from
the
Russian
by
Diane
Nemec
Ignashev
The central character in Ludmila Ulitskaya’s celebrated novelThe Kukotsky Enigmais a gynecologist contending with Stalin’s prohibition of abortions in 1936. But, in the tradition of Russia’s great family novels, the story encompasses the history of two families and unfolds in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and the ruins of ancient civilizations on the Black Sea. Their lives raise profound questions about family heritage and genetics, nurture and nature, and life and death.
The central character in Ludmila Ulitskaya’s celebrated novelThe Kukotsky Enigmais a gynecologist contending with Stalin’s prohibition of abortions in 1936. But, in the tradition of Russia’s great family novels, the story encompasses the history of two families and unfolds in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and the ruins of ancient civilizations on the Black Sea. Their lives raise profound questions about family heritage and genetics, nurture and nature, and life and death.