New York: Random House, 1961 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 438 (1) pp, acknowledgments, introduction, I. Maxim Gorky; II. Alexander Blok; III. Vladimir Mayakovsky; IV. Leonid Leonov; V. Mikhail Sholokhov; VI. Boris Pasternak and the Poems of Yuri Zhivago; conclusion, index. First Printing, 1961. "At the heart of this book lies the conflict between the creative imagination and the demands of a prescribed system of social values. In her examination of three Soviet writers who have written on behalf of public 'truth' and three who have insisted on the private voice, within a totalitarian society, the author's offers an absorbing study of the creative imagination in conflict with truth as proclaimed by the states; and critique of one of the major aspects of modern literature." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. Slightly soiled rear panel dj.Only the slightest wear to bottome edge front board, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine, and red top text block edge..

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 004600
Title: From Gorky to Pasternak: Six Writers in Soviet Russia
Author: Muchnic, Helen
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1961
Keywords: LITERARY CRITICISM RUSSIAN WRITERS SOVIET ERA AUTHORS HISTORY CRITICISM AND INTERPRETATION
Bookseller catalogs: LITERARY CRITICISM;
Size: Large 8vo

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