Farewell to Matyora
by Valentin Rasputin
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A fine example of Village Prose from the post-Stalin era, Farewell to Matyora decries the loss of the Russian peasant culture to the impersonal, soulless march of progress. It is the final summer of the peasant village of Matyora. A dam will be completed in the fall, destroying the village. Although their departure is inevitable, the characters over when, and even whether, they should leave. A haunting story with a heartfelt theme, Farewell to Matyora is a passionate plea for humanity and an show more eloquent cry for a return to an organic life. show lessTags
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A welcome change from the usual dystopian Russian fare, this book has some of the most beautiful pastoral writing I have encountered in many years; who would have thought Siberia could be described as such an idyllic and beautiful place. Also unlike many Russian novels, the characters are endearing and warm, taking care of each other physically and emotionally during a stressful event. Highly recommended for the great writing- I never give five stars!
Doskonała powieść syberyjskiego pisarza o odchodzeniu. Rzecz dzieję się "nad rzeką Matiorą we wsi o tej samej nazwie". Wieś ma ulec zatopieniu. A ludzie? Niby wszystko jest zabezpeczone, miejsca zapewnione, ale... No właśnie. Wszak nie przesadza się starych drzew. Jak się okazuje - nie tylko starych. Wszyscy jesteśmy zakorzenieni. Oderwanie od korzeni grozi obumarciem. Tylko jaki z tego morał? Żaden. Rozwój wymaga ofiar i nie zważa na pojedyńcze egzemplaże.
Dec 6, 2018Polish
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Valentin Grigoriyevich Rasputin was born on March 15, 1937 in Ust-Uda, Soviet Union. He graduated from Irkutsk State University in 1959. He worked as a journalist for many years. He became a head of the village prose writers who emerged in the 1960s to address moral and environmental issues and depict a rural Russia about to be consumed by show more industrialization. His books included Farewell to Matyora, The Fire, and Money for Maria. He died on March 14, 2015 at the age of 77. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Farewell to Matyora
- Original title
- Prostschanije s Matjoroj
- Original publication date
- 1976
- Related movies
- Proshchanie (1983 | IMDb)
- Original language
- Russian
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- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction
- DDC/MDS
- 891.7344 — Literature & rhetoric Asian Literature East Indo-European and Celtic literatures Russian and East Slavic languages Russian fiction USSR 1917–1991 Late 20th century 1917–1991
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- PG3485.5 .A85 .P7613 — Language and Literature Slavic languages and literatures. Baltic languages. Albanian language Slavic. Baltic. Albanian Russian literature Individual authors and works 1961-2000
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