| Valerii Pereleshin: The Life of a Silkworm Contributor(s): Bakich, Olga (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442648929 ISBN-13: 9781442648920 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $95.40 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - History | Eastern Europe - General - Literary Criticism | Eastern European (see Also Russian & Former Soviet Union) |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2015410925 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.9" W x 9.1" (1.55 lbs) 408 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Olga Bakich's biography of Valerii Pereleshin (1913-1992) follows the turbulent life and exquisite poetry of one of the most remarkable Russian migr s of the twentieth century. Born in Irkutsk, Pereleshin lived for thirty years in China and for almost forty years in Brazil. Multilingual, he wrote poetry in Russian and in Portuguese and translated Chinese and Brazilian poetry into Russian and Russian and Chinese poetry into Portuguese. For many years he struggled to accept and express his own identity as a gay man within a frequently homophobic migr community. His poems addressed his three homelands, his religious struggles, and his loves. In Valerii Pereleshin: The Life of a Silkworm, Bakich delves deep into Pereleshin's poems and letters to tell the rich life story of this underappreciated writer. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bakich, Olga: - Olga Bakich has retired from teaching Russian language and Russian émigré literature at the University of Toronto. |