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A perceptive literary critic, a world-famous writer of witty and playful verses for children, a leading authority on children's linguistic creativity and a highly skilled translator, Kornei Chukovsky was a complete man of letters.

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“Kornei Chukovsky’s diary opens a window into the world of the Russian intelligentsia over a long and tumultuous period. We are drawn into the story of a young provincial trying to make a literary career; we are treated to close-ups of prominent political and cultural figures; we hear the everyday voices of virtually every notable writer and critic among Chukovsky’s contemporaries.”—Carol J. Avins, Rutgers University

-- Carol J. Avins

Diary 19011969

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    A Hardback by Kornei Chukovsky, Elena Chukovskaya, Victor Erlich

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      Publisher Yale University Press
      Published 9 September 2005
      ISBN-13 9780300106114
      978-0300106114
      ISBN-10 0300106114

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A perceptive literary critic, a world-famous writer of witty and playful verses for children, a leading authority on children's linguistic creativity and a highly skilled translator, Kornei Chukovsky was a complete man of letters.

      Trade Review

      “Kornei Chukovsky’s diary opens a window into the world of the Russian intelligentsia over a long and tumultuous period. We are drawn into the story of a young provincial trying to make a literary career; we are treated to close-ups of prominent political and cultural figures; we hear the everyday voices of virtually every notable writer and critic among Chukovsky’s contemporaries.”—Carol J. Avins, Rutgers University

      -- Carol J. Avins

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