“Russian Short Stories from Pushkin to Buida” Part 5
The final part in my journey through Russian literature. For the original post in the series, please click here. Varlam Shalamov Here we move into the Stalinist era…
Monday morning inspiration
Perfection is like chasing the horizon. Keep moving. Neil Gaiman The Guardian, Feb 2010
“Russian Short Stories from Pushkin to Buida” Part 4
For the original post in this series, click here. Isaak Babel These three stories come from Babel’s posting as the equivalent of…
“Russian Short Stories from Pushkin to Buida” Part 3
For the original post in this series, click here. The Gentleman from San Francisco and In Paris by Ivan Bunin Two stories…
“Out of Office” by Mark Piggott
When I lived in America, I went driving along the coast of Maine once. My girlfriend at the time was experimenting with…
Monday morning inspiration
“To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing.” – Raymond Williams
“Russian Short Stories from Pushkin to Buida” Part 2
Continuing my journey through Russian literature: if you want to see the introduction and reviews of earlier stories, click here. Bobok by…
Spring and resurrection
I’ve been reading The Golden Bough recently – an old 1920s work on myth and magic in ancient societies around the world.…
“Russian Short Stories from Pushkin to Buida” Part 1
I was always going to enjoy this book. I have loved Russian literature from an early age, and this short story collection…