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In Valerii Pereleshin: The Life of a Silkworm, Bakich delves deep into Pereleshin's poems and letters to tell the rich life story of this underappreciated writer.

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'This book offers its reader a mind-blowing adventure: it is the story of the life and writing of a twentieth century Russian poet at once too strange, too radical, and too good to be true.' -- Polina Barskova The Russian review vol 75:02:2016

Table of Contents
Brief Outline of Valerii Pereleshin's Life Preface PART ONE: CHINA, 1920-1952 1. Russian Childhood 2. Harbin: On the Way of Becoming a Poet 3. Harbin: The Poet as a Monk 4. Beijing: "Wonderful, Beloved City" 5. Shanghai: Fogs and Chimeras 6. The Long Farewell PART TWO: BRAZIL, 1953-1992 7. Cidada marvelhosa 8. Resurrection of a Poet 9. From Mount Nebo 10. The Lefthander 11. New Roads and Great Loss 12. Growing Recognition 13. Last Love, Last Books, Last Years

Valerii Pereleshin

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      Publisher: University of Toronto Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/23/2015 12:03:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781442648920, 978-1442648920
      ISBN10: 1442648929
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In Valerii Pereleshin: The Life of a Silkworm, Bakich delves deep into Pereleshin's poems and letters to tell the rich life story of this underappreciated writer.

      Trade Review
      'This book offers its reader a mind-blowing adventure: it is the story of the life and writing of a twentieth century Russian poet at once too strange, too radical, and too good to be true.' -- Polina Barskova The Russian review vol 75:02:2016

      Table of Contents
      Brief Outline of Valerii Pereleshin's Life Preface PART ONE: CHINA, 1920-1952 1. Russian Childhood 2. Harbin: On the Way of Becoming a Poet 3. Harbin: The Poet as a Monk 4. Beijing: "Wonderful, Beloved City" 5. Shanghai: Fogs and Chimeras 6. The Long Farewell PART TWO: BRAZIL, 1953-1992 7. Cidada marvelhosa 8. Resurrection of a Poet 9. From Mount Nebo 10. The Lefthander 11. New Roads and Great Loss 12. Growing Recognition 13. Last Love, Last Books, Last Years

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