Present Imperfect

Natalii︠a︡ Perova

Original title: Present imperfect

earliest edition we have, 1996 Westview Pr (Short Disc), 1996 hardcover 202 pages

The selections in this anthology overturn Soviet-era taboos with a vengeance. First published in the aftermath of Mikhail Gorbachev's liberalizing reforms, these stories revel in the commonalities of human experience even as they reassert a peculiarly Russian belief in the spiritual, mystical, and supernatural. They satirize Soviet literary canons while exploring a full gamut of styles, from neorealism to magico-folk...

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Present Imperfect hardcover · 1996 · Westview Pr (Short Disc) · 202 pages
Present Imperfect paperback · 1996 · Westview Pr (Short Disc) · 208 pages · 9780813326764

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