"Shklovsky: Witness to an Era" is a blend of riotous anecdote, personal history, and literary reflection, collecting interviews with Viktor Shklovsky conducted by scholar Serena Vitale in the '70s, toward the end of the great critic's life, and in the face of interference and even veiled threats of violence from the Soviet government. Shklovsky's answers are wonderfully intimate, focusing particularly on the years of the early Soviet avant-garde, and his relationships with such figures as Eisenstein and Mayakovsky. Bearing witness to a vanished age whose promise ended in despair, Shklovsky is in great form throughout, summing up a century of triumphs and disappointments, personal and historical.

Author: Serena Vitale, Viktor Shklovskii
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Published: 12/18/2012
Series: Russian Literature
Pages: 120
Weight: 0.5lbs
Size: 6.90h x 5.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781564787910


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/03/2012 pg. 57
New York Times Book Review 04/24/2014 pg. 63

About the Author
Vitale, Serena: - Serena Vitale is a professor of Russian language and literature at Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano. She is the author of numerous books and essays on Russian literature, and has also translated many Russian novels into Italian. Her acclaimed biographical work Pushkin's Button was translated into English in 1999.Richards, Jamie: - Serena Vitale is a professor of Russian language and literature at Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano. She is the author of numerous books and essays on Russian literature, and has also translated many Russian novels into Italian. Her acclaimed biographical work Pushkin's Button was translated into English in 1999.