{"product_id":"the-soviet-novel-third-edition-history-as-ritual-0253060486","title":"The Soviet Novel, Third Edition: History as Ritual","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0253060486\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Clark, Katerina\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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\"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\"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 ReviewA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51696773660960,"sku":"NEW0253060486","price":97.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/711m8cMn_rL.jpg?v=1779382572","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-soviet-novel-third-edition-history-as-ritual-0253060486","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}