Foundation Pit Platonov Andrey
Foundation Pit Platonov Andrey This title is translated by Robert and Elizabeth Chandler and Olga Meerson. As they work harder and dig deeper, their optimism turns to violence and it becomes clear…
Specifikacia Foundation Pit Platonov Andrey
Foundation Pit Platonov Andrey
This title is translated by Robert and Elizabeth Chandler and Olga Meerson. As they work harder and dig deeper, their optimism turns to violence and it becomes clear that what is being dug is not a foundation pit but an immense grave. Platonov's dystopian novel describes the lives of a group of Soviet workers who believe they are laying the foundations for a radiant future.
All previous translations were done from a seriously bowdlerized text. This new translation, by Robert & Elizabeth Chandler and Olga Meerson, is based on the definitive edition recently published by Pushkin House in Leningrad. Robert Chandler is also the translator of Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate.
The American scholar Olga Meerson has written extensively on Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Platonov and many other Russian authors.