Women in Russian literature after glasnost
Subtitle: female alternatives
By: Carol Adlam
Publisher: Legenda
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 135
Subjects: Russian literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism; Russian literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
Description: "The Russian literary world was shaken by the wide-reaching reforms of the late Soviet period (1985-91) and the Soviet Union's subsequent collapse. During this period of transition there emerged a body of writing known as 'alternative literature, characterized by thematic, structural, and linguistic transgression of both Soviet-era values and the enduring Russian tradition of civic engagement and moral edification through literature. The extraordinary and sometimes bizarre work of the most significant women writers of the period, particularly Valeriia Narbikova, Liudmila Petrushevskaia and Nina Sadur, raises issues of gender and creative authority.

But Adlam questions the extent to which labels like 'alternative' can be applied to such individual writers."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]-132] and index