![]() | Rossica 19Красная пирамида Русская литература XXI века К Неделе русского языка и литературы было приурочено издание антологии современной русской литературы на английском языке – «Red Pyramid: Russian Literature from the 21st Century», где представлены отрывки из произведений 9 выдующихся писателей русской литературы 21 века. Rossica 19Red Pyramid Russian Literature from the 21st Century In this literary edition of ROSSICA, we are delighted to present the first English translations of new works by nine leading Russian writers. ROSSICA 19 introduces their work through extracts from six novels, recently published in Russia, and three short stories especially written for this anthology. Mario PetrucciMario has published numerous poetry books and pamphlets, including: Shrapnel and Sheets, Bosco, Heavy Water, Half Life, Fearnought (poems for Southwell Workhouse), along with translations of Catullus, Sappho and Montale. Lepidoptera is a hybrid book of long poetry and short prose, while his illustrated collection The Stamina of Sheep (the unique result of an innovative public and educational arts project for Havering, the Thames and Essex) captured the Essex Book Award for Best Fiction Publication (2000-2002). Flowers of Sulphur was published in 2007. Mario is currently working on two further collections, Monte Cassino and i tulips. RubinaDina Rubina was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 1953, studied music in the Tashkent Conservatory, moved to Moscow in the mid-1980s, and then to Israel in 1990. She returned to Russia for three years at the turn of the 21st century as Israel's cultural liaison, and now resides in a suburb of Jerusalem. Rubina is one of the most widely read Russian writers of today. Her recent novel, On the Sunny Side of the Street (Na solnechnoi storone ulitsy), won first place in Russia's Radio Booker Literary Award (2007), third place in the Big Book Literary Prize (2007), and was short-listed for the Russian Booker (2006). Her dozens of other books include the novels The Syndicate (Syndikat, 2004) and Here Comes the Messiah! (Vot idet Messiya!, 1996), and the collection On Upper Maslovka (Na Verkhnei Maslovke, 2001). Her newest novel is Leonardo's Handwriting (Pocherk Leonardo, 2008). Her work has won awards in Uzbekistan, Israel, and France, and has been translated into 12 languages. Her novel, Here Comes the Messiah!, is available in English translation by Daniel M. Jaffe, as are several of her shorter pieces. Rossica 18The Ties Of Blood: Russian Literature from 21st Century ISBN 978-1-905345-04-5 Dmitry A. Prigov – Russian Dante of the 21st centuryThursday, 17 April, 6.30 pm Waterstone’s Piccadilly, 5th Floor, £3 A portrait of one of the most influential Russian writers in the contemporary European cultural context , presented by Irina Prokhorova (New Literary Observer), Professor Alexander Pyatigorsky and Andrei & Nadezhda Prigov. (with video) In English and Russian Rossica 4Moscow – The Third Rome, Stalin’s Capital, Global City This issue focuses on Russia’s capital city as myth, as physical history, and as the future. Rossica 18The Ties of Blood Russian Literature from the 21st Century This time Rossica takes a new form of An Antology of New Russian Writing. The issue will be presented at the London Book Fair 2008 It's not so long to wait! Rossica 4Moscow – The Third Rome, Stalin’s Capital, Global City This issue focuses on Russia’s capital city as myth, as physical history, and as the future. Dmitry A. Prigov – Russian Dante of the 21st centuryThursday, 17 April, 6.30 pm Waterstone’s Piccadilly, 5th Floor, £3 A portrait of one of the most influential Russian writers in the contemporary European cultural context , presented by Irina Prokhorova (New Literary Observer), Professor Alexander Pyatigorsky and Andrei & Nadezhda Prigov. (with video) In English and Russian Russian Publishers’ Stand14-16 April London Book Fair, Earls Court, London The first ever Russian stand at the London Book Fair will present books and publishing programmes of 20 leading publishers from St Petersburg and Moscow as well as a continuous 3-day programme of debates on contemporary Russian culture, politics and the future of Russo-British relations. Rossica 18The Ties of Blood Russian Literature from the 21st Century This edition of Rossica takes on a new form! It is an Anthology of New Russian Writing, featuring both prose and poetry translated into English and edited by leading specialists. The issue was launched at the first Russian Literature Week, in April 2008. |