A school for fools by sasha sokolov translated by alexander boguslawski. A school for fools is a fictional autobiographical journey through the mental landscape of a nameless, schizophrenic adolescent, told with the assistance of an authorpersona who may be the boy. The main character is a few characters at once schizophrenia, other characters have multiple names as related. By turns lyrical and philosophical, witty and baffling, a school for fools confounds all expectations of the novel. A school for fools by sasha sokolov, alexander boguslawski. A school for fools by sasha sokolov, 9781590178461, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A school for fools by turns lyrical and philosophical, witty and baffling, a school for fools confounds all expectations of the novel. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this a school for fools study guide and get. This novel by sokolov was a favorite of vladimir nabakovsbut those picking up the new translation by alexander boguslawski could be. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The embodied language of sasha sokolovs a school for fools. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Sokolovs a school for fools should be considered one of the finest. Sokolov is one of the most important authors of 20thcentury russian literature. Buy a school for fools by sasha sokolov, alexander boguslawski from waterstones today. He became known worldwide in the 1970s after his first novel a school for fools. Memory, imagination and the liberating force of literature in sasha sokolovs a school for fools published on 01 jan 1987 by brill. A school for fools was first circulated via samizdat, or selfpublication through underground connections.
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About the portable twentiethcentury russian reader. Sasha sokolov born alexander vsevolodovitch sokolov on november 6, 1943, in ottawa, ontario, canada is a paradoxical writer of russian literature he became known worldwide in the 1970s after his first novel, a school for fools, had been published in translation by ardis publishing ann arbor, michigan in the us, and later reissued. Elkost international literary agency introduction for. Galya popova about galya popova, biography, exhibitions.
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Sasha sokolovs a school far fools has been called a neglected masterpiece. The portable twentiethcentury russian reader by various. Hailed by nabokov as a masterpiece, sokolovs first novel is set at a school for disturbed children outside moscow. A school for fools by sasha sokolov, paperback barnes. Sokolovs second novel, between dog and wolf, written in 1980, has long intim. Alexander boguslawski is professor of russian at rollins college and the translator of sasha sokolovs a school for fools 2015 and in the house of the hanged 2011.
A school for fools vladimir nabokov described this novel as an enchanting, tragic, and touching book and nabokov was not a man to hand out compliments lightly, particularly to russian authors. A school for fools ebook by sasha sokolov rakuten kobo. I had to read it super fast once and then slowly a second time. Sasha sokolov is the author of the novels a school for fools 1976. The year 2009 saw the first edition of sasha sokolovs collected works the oeuvre amounts to one volume of 600 pagesin totoand comprises three novels and eleven essays. A school for fools sasha sokolov a school for unusual girls kathleen baldwin a school of our own samuel levin a schoolboys diary and other stories robert walser. Sasha sokolov is one of few writers to have been praised by vladimir nabokov, who called his first novel, a school for fools, an enchanting, tragic, and touching book.
Until now, however, englishspeaking audiences have only had access to a few of his acclaimed works novels a school for fools 1977 and astrophobia 1989, and the essay the anxious pupa. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. A school for fools english and russian edition sasha sokolov, carl r. The parents who lost 3 children in a car accident then had triplets the oprah winfrey show own duration. Read a school for fools by sasha sokolov available from rakuten kobo. A school for fools is by far the most beautiful russian novel i have ever read.
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