
Mud and Stars
by Sara Wheeler
Title:
Mud and Stars
Author:
Sara Wheeler
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
304 pages
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
ISBN-13:
9780099584131
EAN:
9780099584131
Publication Date:
23/07/2020
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
334
Dimensions (mm):
129 x 197 x 23
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
A wonderfully original book about contemporary Russia as seen on journeys in search of Pushkin, Tolstoy, Lermontov, Chekhov, Gogol and Turgenev.SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANDFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARD 2020With the writers of the Golden Age as her guides – Pushkin, Tolstoy, Gogol and Turgenev, among others – Wheeler travels the length and breadth of Russia to make connections between then and now. On the Trans-Siberian railway, at sail on the Black Sea, or while watching television with her hosts in Soviet apartment blocks, Wheeler searches for a Russia not in the news – a Russia of humanity and daily struggles.At a time of deteriorating relations between Russia and the West, Wheeler gives a voice to the ''ordinary'' people of Russia and discovers how the writers of the past continue to represent their country today.










