{"product_id":"barcelona-prose-9781644697917","title":"Barcelona Prose","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarcelona Prose\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of autobiographical essays by the gifted translator, literary scholar, and dissident, Efim Etkind. These engaging, deeply psychological vignettes capture the reality of daily life and work in the Soviet Union. Unlike other memoirists who have faced hardships, Etkind's tone is never cruel or embittered. Told through the lens of a practiced scholar, he captures the absurdity of a cultural-political experiment that destroyed his family’s life, his own career, and that of many of his colleagues. By the time of Etkind’s death, he did not rework these essays into a continuous narrative. Originally published in Russian, this first-ever English translation prepared by Etkind’s daughter presents his memoirs as a document of his time, without any changes or abridgements. The editors’ additions are limited to several notes, proofreading of quotes, and checking or inserting the full forms of the characters’ names.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Lieu of a Foreword\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe Outsmarted Us\u003cbr\u003eFull Repair!\u003cbr\u003eThe Marquis de Lapunaise \u003cbr\u003eThe Russian Intelligentsia: Two Generations\u003cbr\u003eLooking through the Walls \u003cbr\u003eThe Double\u003cbr\u003eFerenc, Count Batthyány\u003cbr\u003eEbensee\u003cbr\u003e“On the Sly”\u003cbr\u003eHow We Lived\u003cbr\u003e“The Blond Hidden in a Bottle”\u003cbr\u003eTriumph of Spirit\u003cbr\u003eUp the Down Stairscase\u003cbr\u003eIt Turned Out Okay\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Axe\u003cbr\u003eLast Meeting\u003cbr\u003ePavel Antokolsky: Generation of the Blind\u003cbr\u003eCousin\u003cbr\u003e“The Other”\u003cbr\u003eThe Cowardice of a Brave Man\u003cbr\u003eTwo Jewish Fates: Reading the Diaries of Victor Klemperer\u003cbr\u003e“Youth in a Military Blouse” of My Contemporary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfterword: A Knight of Culture by David Bethea\u003cbr\u003eList of Names\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Academic Studies Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359914623319,"sku":"9781644697917","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781644697917.jpg?v=1754126102","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/barcelona-prose-9781644697917","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}