{"product_id":"kuchlya-decembrist-poet-a-novel-paperback","title":"Küchlya: Decembrist Poet. a Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYuri Tynianov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnna Kurkina Rush\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003ePeter France\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKüchlya \u003c\/i\u003e(1925), the first novel of the great Russian formalist Yury Tynyanov gives us a vividly written and moving recreation of the childhood, youth, beliefs and adventures of an eccentric and idealistic young poet and friend of Pushkin, tragically caught up in the Decembrist insurrection of 1825 against the Russian autocracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYuri Tynianov\u003c\/strong\u003e (1894-1943) was a Russian writer and literary theorist, and a central figure among the revolutionary-era scholars who came to be known as the Russian Formalists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnna Kurkina Rush\u003c\/strong\u003e taught Russian at George Watson's College (Edinburgh) and the University of St Andrews of which she holds a doctorate. Together with Christopher Rush she translated Tynyanov's novel \u003cem\u003ePushkin\u003c\/em\u003e (2007) and \u003cem\u003eThe Death of Vazir-Mukhtar\u003c\/em\u003e (Columbia UP, 2021). She is currently working on a monograph about representation of Pushkin in Tynyanov's historical novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter France\u003c\/strong\u003e, who lives in Edinburgh, is the author and editor of many books on Russian, French and comparative literature, including \u003cem\u003ePoets of Modern Russia\u003c\/em\u003e (1982) and the \u003cem\u003eOxford Guide to Literature in English Translation \u003c\/em\u003e(2000)\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e He has translated numerous volumes of Russian poetry, from Baratynsky and Batyushkov to Mandelstam and Aygi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Rush\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of 25 critically acclaimed books in various genres: poetry, prose fiction, biography, besides his work as editor, memoirist, screenplay writer and writer of academic and literary essays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 396\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42099728384135,"sku":"9781644696859","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/49044d37a29c6624f4828dc67202562a.webp?v=1732376993","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/kuchlya-decembrist-poet-a-novel-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}