{"product_id":"countries-that-dont-exist-9780231202367","title":"Countries That Dont Exist","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlmost unknown during his lifetime, Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky is now hailed as a master of Russian prose. \u003ci\u003eCountries That Don’t Exist\u003c\/i\u003e showcases a selection of Krzhizhanovsky’s exceptional nonfiction, which spans a dizzying range of genres and voices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[A] thought-provoking collection. . . . With a playful blend of logic and fantasy, Krzhizhanovsky’s works defamiliarize everyday concepts. Readers interested in the crossover between art and philosophy will be rewarded. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eThe book gives a fair sampling of Krzhizhanovsky’s unique approach to literature, which is fractional, hyperbolic, and dramatically metaphysical . . . [These essays] exhibit an intelligence rarely seen in the history of Russian literature, as Krzhizhanovsky seems to be addressing the future generation rather than his Soviet contemporaries. We’re lucky to have intercepted this signal one hundred years later. -- Feng Dong * Critical Inquiry *\u003cbr\u003eOne more bit of evidence that the Russian Library is one of the best innovations in the publishing world in recent years. -- Steve Dodson * Languagehat *\u003cbr\u003eIntriguing variety from a fascinating writer. -- Michael Orthofer * The Complete Review *\u003cbr\u003eThe amount of care which has gone into the presentation of the book is impressive, with a marvellous array of translators featured . . . This volume is a real triumph. -- Karen Langley * Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings *\u003cbr\u003eKrzhizhanovsky is one of the greatest Russian writers of the last century. -- Robert Chandler, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKrzhizhanovsky is often compared to Borges, Swift, Poe, Gogol, Kafka, and Beckett, yet his fiction relies on its own special mixture of heresy and logic. -- Natasha Randall, \u003ci\u003eBookforum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffers persuasive evidence of Krzhizhanovsky’s erudition, wit, and style . . .  It will delight Krzhizhanovsky fans, making him available for teaching, for discussion with colleagues who do not read Russian, and for quality citation in one’s own projects. This collection of non-fiction is a credit to everyone involved. -- Sibelan Forrester * Slavic Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEditors' Preface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Restoring the Balance\u003cbr\u003e1. Love as a Method of Cognition\u003cbr\u003e2. Idea and Word\u003cbr\u003e3. Argo and Ergo\u003cbr\u003e4. A Philosopheme of the Theater (Excerpt)\u003cbr\u003e5. A Collection of Seconds\u003cbr\u003e6. The Poetics of Titles\u003cbr\u003e7. Countries That Don’t Exist\u003cbr\u003e8. Edgar Allan Poe: Ninety Years After His Death\u003cbr\u003e9. Shaw and the Bookshelf (Abridged)\u003cbr\u003e10. The Dramaturgy of the Chessboard\u003cbr\u003e11. Moscow in the First Years of the War: Physiological Sketches (Excerpts)\u003cbr\u003e12. A History of Unwritten Literature: A Prospectus\u003cbr\u003e13. A History of Hyperbole\u003cbr\u003e14. Writer’s Notebooks\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eContributors","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524656996695,"sku":"9780231202367","price":48.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231202367.jpg?v=1731857638","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/countries-that-dont-exist-9780231202367","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}