Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0810117223, Paperback)

Svetlana Vasilenko rose to instant fame in 1982 with the publication of her prizewinning debut work, "Going after Goat Antelopes." Her subsequent fiction has earned critical acclaim.

"Shamara and Other Writings" features Vasilenko's only novel, "Little Fool," nominated for the Booker Prize and recognized by the journal that published it as the best Russian novel of 1998. Rich in folklore, legend, and history, the narrative traces the transformation of Ganna, a child from the Volga shores, into a modern-day Madonna who gives birth to a New World of immortality. Leaping from the 1930