The Foundation Pit by Andrey Platonov (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Foundation Pit by Andrey Platonov, Robert Chandler, Elizabeth Chandler, Olga Meerson Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Translated from the Russian by Robert & Elizabeth Chandler and Olga MeersonWith notes and an afterword by Robert Chandler and Olga MeersonIn Andrey Platonovs "The Foundation Pit," a team of workers has been given the job of digging the foundation of an immense edifice, a palatial home for the perfect future that, they are convinced, is at hand. But the harder the team works, the deeper they dig, the more things go wrong, and it becomes clear that what is being dug is not a foundation but an immense grave."The Foundation Pit" is Platonovs most overtly political book, written in direct response to the staggering brutalities of Stalins collectivization of Russian agriculture. It is also a literary masterpiece. Seeking to evoke unspeakable realities, Platonov deforms and transforms language in pages that echo both with the alienating doublespeak of power and the stark simplicity of prayer.This English translation is the first and only one to be based on the definitive edition published by Pushkin House in Moscow. It includes extensive notes and, in an appendix, several striking passages deleted by Platonov. Robert Chandler and Olga Meersons afterword discusses the historical context and style of Platonovs most haunted and troubling work. Publisher Description Translated from the Russian by Robert & Elizabeth Chandler and Olga MeersonWith notes and an afterword by Robert Chandler and Olga MeersonIn Andrey Platonovs The Foundation Pit, a team of workers has been given the job of digging the foundation of an immense edifice, a palatial home for the perfect future that, they are convinced, is at hand. But the harder the team works, the deeper they dig, the more things go wrong, and it becomes clear that what is being dug is not a foundation but an immense grave.The Foundation Pit is Platonovs most overtly political book, written in direct response to the staggering brutalities of Stalins collectivization of Russian agriculture. It is also a literary masterpiece. Seeking to evoke unspeakable realities, Platonov deforms and transforms language in pages that echo both with the alienating doublespeak of power and the stark simplicity of prayer. This English translation is the first and only one to be based on the definitive edition published by Pushkin House in Moscow. It includes extensive notes and, in an appendix, several striking passages deleted by Platonov. Robert Chandler and Olga Meersons afterword discusses the historical context and style of Platonovs most haunted and troubling work. Author Biography Andrey Platonov (1899—1951) was born in a village near the Russian town of Voronezh. He began to publish poems and stories in the 1920s and worked as a land reclamation expert in central Russia, where he was a witness to the ravages of the Great Famine. In the 1930s Platonov fell into disfavor with the Soviet government and his writing disappeared from sight. NYRB Classics published a new translation of Soul and Other Stories in 2007. .Robert Chandler has translated selections of Sappho and Apollinaire and is the editor of Russian Short Stories from Pushkin to Buida. His translations from Russian include Pushkins Dubrovsky and The Captains Daughter, Leskovs Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Vasily Grossmans Life and Fate and Hamid Ismailovs The Railway. His co-translations of Andrey Platonov have won prizes in the UK and the US. His Alexander Pushkin is published by Hesperus in their series of Brief Lives. He teaches part time at Queen Mary, University of London. Elizabeth Chandler is a co-translator of several volumes of Platonov and of Pushkins The Captains Daughter.Olga Meerson teaches at Georgetown University and is the author of Dostoevskys Taboos (in English) and Platonovs Poetic of Re-Familiarization (in Russian). She is a co-translator of Platonovs Soul and Other Stories, which, in 2004, was awarded the AATSEEL prize for "best translation from a Slavonic language". Details ISBN 1590173058 ISBN-13 9781590173053 Title The Foundation Pit Author Andrey Platonov, Robert Chandler, Elizabeth Chandler, Olga Meerson Format Paperback Year 2009 Pages 208 Publisher The New York Review of Books, Inc GE_Item_ID:141749042; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. 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