In Search of the Free Individual : The History of the Russian-Soviet Soul /

"I love life in its living form, life that's found on the street, in human conversations, shouts, and moans." So begins this speech delivered in Russian at Cornell University by Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature. In poetic language, Alexievich traces th...

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Main Author: Aleksievich, Svetlana, 1948- (Author)
Other Authors: Gambrell, Jamey (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Russian
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Summary:"I love life in its living form, life that's found on the street, in human conversations, shouts, and moans." So begins this speech delivered in Russian at Cornell University by Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature. In poetic language, Alexievich traces the origins of her deeply affecting blend of journalism, oral history, and creative writing. Cornell Global Perspectives is an imprint of Cornell University's Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies. The works examine critical global challenges, often from an interdisciplinary perspective, and are intended for a non-specialist audience. The Distinguished Speaker Series presents edited transcripts of talks delivered at Cornell, both in the original language and in translation
Item Description:"Translated for publication by Jamey Gambrell"--Title page verso
"2016-17 Henry E. and Nancy Horton Bartels World Affairs Fellowship Lecture. September 12, 2016. Cornell University."
Speech.
Physical Description:1 online resource (42 pages).
Awards:Winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature
ISBN:9781501726927
Access:Open Access