The collection "The Splendor and Misery of Russian Literature" presents, for the first time, a comprehensive selection of Sergei Dovlatov's philological prose. He wrote about Pushkin and Tolstoy, V. Uflyand and A. Sinyavsky, Kafka and Hemingway (viewing them as "Russian" and personal authors). Dovlatov's reviews—his journalistic day labor—transform into literary portraits or sketches of literary mores.
Dovlatov's philological prose is distinguished not by objectivity, but by a personal tone, caustic wit, and humor—the same qualities that characterize his "ordinary" prose.
Dovlatov's texts are accompanied by factual commentary and an article by Professor I. N. Sukhikh.
Author: Sergei Dovlatov
Pages: 288 (offset). Hardcover
Dimensions: 170x120x17 mm