In Search of the Free Individual : The History of the Russian-Soviet Soul / Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the 2015 Nobel Priz in literautre.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English, Russian Original language: Russian Series: Cornell global perspectives: distinguished speakers series | Book collections on Project MUSEPublisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018Manufacturer: Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2019Copyright date: ©2018Description: 1 online resource (42 pages)Content type:
  • text
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  • computer
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  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781501726927
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  • Winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature
Summary: "I love life in its living form, life that's found on the street, in human conversations, shouts, and moans." So begins this speech delivered in Russian at Cornell University by Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature. In poetic language, Alexievich traces the origins of her deeply affecting blend of journalism, oral history, and creative writing. Cornell Global Perspectives is an imprint of Cornell University's Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies. The works examine critical global challenges, often from an interdisciplinary perspective, and are intended for a non-specialist audience. The Distinguished Speaker Series presents edited transcripts of talks delivered at Cornell, both in the original language and in translation
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"2016-17 Henry E. and Nancy Horton Bartels World Affairs Fellowship Lecture. September 12, 2016. Cornell University."

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"I love life in its living form, life that's found on the street, in human conversations, shouts, and moans." So begins this speech delivered in Russian at Cornell University by Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature. In poetic language, Alexievich traces the origins of her deeply affecting blend of journalism, oral history, and creative writing. Cornell Global Perspectives is an imprint of Cornell University's Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies. The works examine critical global challenges, often from an interdisciplinary perspective, and are intended for a non-specialist audience. The Distinguished Speaker Series presents edited transcripts of talks delivered at Cornell, both in the original language and in translation

Text in English translation and Russian.

Winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature

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