<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A new Afterword brings the history of Socialist Realism to its end at the close of the 20th century.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In its sure grasp of a huge subject and in its speculative boldness, Professor Clark's study represents a major breakthrough. It sends one back to the original texts with a whole host of new questions. . . . And it also helps us to understand the place of the 'official' writer in that peculiar mixture of ideology, collective pressure, and inspiration which is the Soviet literary process. --Times Literary Supplement</p><p>The Soviet Novel has had an enormous impact on the way Stalinist culture is studied in a range of disciplines (literature scholarship, history, cultural studies, even anthropology and political science). --Slavic Review</p><p>Those readers who have come to realize that history is a branch of mythology will find Clark's book a stimulating and rewarding account of Soviet mythopoesis. --American Historical Review</p><p>A dynamic account of the socialist realist novel's evolution as seen in the context of Soviet culture. A new Afterword brings the history of Socialist Realism to its end at the close of the 20th century.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Katerina Clark is Professor of Comparative Literature at Yale University. She is author of Petersburg, Crucible of Cultural Revolution and coauthor (with Michael Holquist of Mikhail Bakhtin.</p>
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