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Magnetic North: Conversations with Tomas Venclova (Rochester Studies in East and Central Europe) (Volume 17)
| Full title: | Magnetic North: Conversations with Tomas Venclova (Rochester Studies in East and Central Europe) (Volume 17) |
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| ISBN: | 9781580465861 |
| ISBN 10: | 1580465862 |
| Authors: | Hinsey, Ellen Venclova, Tomas |
| Publisher: | University of Rochester Press |
| Num. pages: | 424 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Language: | en |
| Published on: | 2017 |
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Synopsis
Magnetic North: Conversations With Tomas Venclova Interweaves Eastern European Postwar History, Dissidence, And Literature. Venclova, Who Personally Knew Akhmatova, Pasternak, Milosz, Brodsky, And Many Others Was Also One Of The Five Founding Members Of The Lithuanian Helsinki Group. Magnetic North Provides An In-depth Account Of Ethical Choices And Artistic Resistance To Totalitarianism Over A Half Century. It Also Details Venclova's Artistic Work Expanding Our Understanding Of The Significance Of This Writer, Whose Books Are Central To Contemporary Eastern European Culture. Ellen Hinsey And Tomas Venclova. Includes Bibliographical References (pages [391]-393) And Index.