Sofya Mogilevskaya's trilogy is a captivating narrative about the history of the Russian theater in the 18th and 19th centuries. The protagonists of these stories are young girls for whom theatrical art proved to be their true calling. Nastya the lace-maker, whose dramatic talent was spotted by none other than Fyodor Volkov, the founder of the Russian theater. Dunya, a serf with a magnificent voice, who by fate's design ended up in the theater school of the landowner Urasov. Desperate Sanka, who ran away from her father’s house and accidentally found herself at a theatrical performance on Arbat Square. Their encounters with the stage irrevocably changed each of their lives.
How will the fates of these three heroines unfold? What awaits them in the temple of Melpomene? After all, it is known that once the muse of the theater captures one's heart, she does not let go for the rest of one’s life…
Author: Sofya Mogilevskaya
Pages: 576 (offset). Hardcover
Dimensions: 217x151x34 mm
Series: Russian Literature. Big Books
