Breaking Free from Death - by Galina Rylkova (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p><i>Breaking Free from Death</i> examines the lives and choices that Tolstoy, Chekhov, Bunin, and Meyerhold must have faced in order to preserve their singularity and integrity while attempting to achieve fame, greatness and success.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><i>Breaking Free from Death</i> examines the lives and choices that Tolstoy, Chekhov, Bunin, and Meyerhold must have faced in order to preserve their singularity and integrity while attempting to achieve fame, greatness and success.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Galina Rylkova's <i>Breaking Free from Death</i> is a deeply personal study of Chekhov and Tolstoi and their respective legacies. The book is steeped in the author's intimate knowledge not only of the writers' fictional writings but also their epistolary heritage. While the book is aimed at a broad audience, specialists in the field will discover many new and intellectually provocative ways to think about these famous Russian writers.</p><p>--Denis A. Zhernokleyev, Vanderbilt University, <i>Slavonic and East European Review</i></p><p>"Rylkova's meticulous study is full of original insights and new interpretations of famous literary works, delivered in a lucid and accessible writing style, with numerous references to primary sources; it is a joy to read. Furthermore, she supplies her readers with a clear road map throughout the book, explaining her next steps and intentions at every turn. Her narrative is thought-provoking even when one disagrees with her. ... In general, it is perhaps an ungrateful task to try to disentangle the inner workings of a personality, especially that of genius. However, one can hope to add yet another facet to complement the existing picture. Rylkova's book, in my view, does just that--and does so with elegance--supplying another jigsaw piece to our understanding of Russian literary giants and their legacy. Only through the resulting multifaceted perspective can we hope for a holistic grasp of the subject, and of human condition in general."</p><p>--Olga Tabachnikova, University of Central Lancashire, <i>Russian Review</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Galina Rylkova</b> is Associate Professor of Russian Studies at the University of Florida. She is the author of <i>The Archaeology of Anxiety: The Russian Silver Age and Its Legacy</i> (2007). Her research interests include: Psychology of Creative Personality; Biography; and Russian Theater. </p>
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