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Book SynopsisA new collection of stories by the acclaimed Ludmila Ulitskaya, masterfully translated into English
Trade ReviewA
New Yorker Best of the Week Pick
“[A] magnificent collection . . . [by] a writer of boundless tenderness.”—Geneviève Brisac,
Le MondeA
World Literature Today Notable Translation of 2023
“[A] collection of economical, honest stories. They are all tinged with a sense of loss, but her spirited characters are determined to spit in the eye of bad faith.”—Eithne Farry,
Daily Mail“Magnificent. . . . The Body of the Soul enhances [Ulitskaya’s] reputation as one of the most important Russian writers of her generation. . . . Each story provokes questions about the human condition that take readers far beyond the subject matter. . . . In this brilliant collection, Ulitskaya manages to convey the inexpressible, dazzling readers with her insight.”—Elizabeth Fifer,
World Literature TodayPraise for Ludmila Ulitskaya: “One of the most important living Russian writers.”―Gary Shteyngart
“Ulitskaya resists reductive ideological thinking, in her fiction as in life. She specializes in swerves of fate, not lockstep plots. Ulitskaya’s signature narrative perspective—a self-consciously feminine eye and ear intently at work—takes in matchmaking possibilities, mundane coincidences, and unexpected human chemistry. . . . The women in Ulitskaya’s work come off as strong and resilient, even magical.”—Leonard Bershidsky,
The Atlantic “[Ulitskaya] has become a voice of moral authority for differently minded Russians.”—Masha Gessen, New Yorker
