Chukovskaya: Sofia Petrovna by Lydia Chukovskaya
This is a fictional account of one woman's experience following the arrest of her son during the Yezhov purges. Drawing on the author's own experience, this novella paints an almost documentary-style picture of life in Leningrad during this period. The story of the publication of the book, written in 1939-40 but not published in the Soviet Union until 1988, is treated in the introduction, which also contains a brief biography of the author, a vocabulary and notes.Lydia Chukovskaya, daughter of prominent critic and children's author Kornei Chukovsky, was a staunch supporter of Russian literature and human rights. Sofia Petrovna and To the Memories of Childhood, both published by Northwestern University Press, are two of her books.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781853995101 |
| ISBN 10 | 185399510X |
| Title | Chukovskaya: Sofia Petrovna |
| Author | Lydia Chukovskaya |
| Series | Russian Texts |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 1998-02-26 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |