tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post2940787012218276133..comments2024-02-26T13:12:10.143-05:00Comments on Lizok's Bookshelf: Russian Literature at the London Book FairLisa C. Haydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-64507275886419446802010-04-15T14:20:16.081-04:002010-04-15T14:20:16.081-04:00Thank you for the note, Shelley! I'm now hopin...Thank you for the note, Shelley! I'm now hoping to make it to the second half of the book fair... we'll see if I can fly out on Monday. If all goes well, I'll try to find something out about YA books. It's an interesting question.Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-54360838391184430132010-04-15T13:52:55.379-04:002010-04-15T13:52:55.379-04:00Perhaps you could talk to some of the folks from t...Perhaps you could talk to some of the folks from the publishing market to see if there's any such thing as a Russian YA novel? Have a great time, and don't let the volcanic ash get you down.Shelley F-Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667870315095055615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-34837617275088966932010-04-14T11:46:28.432-04:002010-04-14T11:46:28.432-04:00Sonya, I'm very excited to hear what you think...Sonya, I'm very excited to hear what you think about <i>War and Peace</i> -- that book is so much fun! Batuman's <i>The Possessed</i> sounds like fun, too. Will you be writing about either book for The Millions?<br /><br />Yes, I am excited about London and will definitely have to try some fish and chips -- I love it here but somehow never ordered in during my previous travels!Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-22966817320318078152010-04-14T10:10:50.613-04:002010-04-14T10:10:50.613-04:00Exciting, Lisa!
On my summer reading list is El...Exciting, Lisa! <br /><br />On my summer reading list is Elif Batuman's new book, and War and Peace (yes, it's true, I've not read it - but it just came from Amazon!). Also, there's a new film premiering at Film Forum here, a version of Chekhov's THE DUEL, which I'm going to hopefully see next week.<br /><br />Have a great time in London (fish and chips, yum).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-33809694833429588722010-04-13T09:46:27.699-04:002010-04-13T09:46:27.699-04:00I'm looking forward to meeting you next week a...I'm looking forward to meeting you next week at the book fair, Oliver! Thank you very much for including the link to the BBC radio piece: I enjoyed listening, particularly since I agree that "dystopian" is an overused label. I confess that I've been guilty of abusing it, though I do try not to! <br /><br />As an FYI to others: the interview lasts about 10 minutes and is well worth listening to.Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-63114776697000544392010-04-13T05:06:57.352-04:002010-04-13T05:06:57.352-04:00Hope to have the chance to meet you there, Lisa. I...Hope to have the chance to meet you there, Lisa. I'll certainly be at the translation panels and the Debut one. You (and your readers) may be interested in a short radio item I took part in yesterday on the alleged rush of Russian dystopian novels in translation - which I don't personally find very dystopian...<br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00rwwdq/Night_Waves_Tony_Judt_Bill_Fontana_Dystopian_Science_Fiction_Treme/<br />It starts at about minute 36 of the broadcast.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605330638641226208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-56213601322690886062010-04-12T12:21:14.167-04:002010-04-12T12:21:14.167-04:00Thanks, cat and Languagehat, for your notes.
Cat...Thanks, cat and Languagehat, for your notes. <br /><br />Cat, you're so right about all Academia Rossica's programs -- I can't believe how much they have on the schedule for this year's Russian Literature Week. As for non-fair events, I'm looking forward to seeing an old friend or two and visiting museums and galleries before the fair -- the <a href="http://www.haunchofvenison.com/en/#page=london.exhibitions.future.glasnost_perestroika" rel="nofollow">"Glasnost: Soviet Non-Conformist Art from the 1980s"</a> exhibit looks particularly good. <br /><br />Languagehat, I'm hoping to post during the fair, though I'm not sure I'll have much time. I'll have a long plane ride home to write, though...Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-26380717647407976502010-04-12T08:40:19.348-04:002010-04-12T08:40:19.348-04:00I'm jealous too, and I look forward to your re...I'm jealous too, and I look forward to your report.Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-3725241205279074892010-04-12T06:49:05.651-04:002010-04-12T06:49:05.651-04:00Gosh, I'm very jealous! I'd love to go - h...Gosh, I'm very jealous! I'd love to go - had I still been in London I'd definitely have been there. Sounds like a great program and I'm very impressed by all the things Academica Rossica has to offer (including their translation competiton - what a great idea).<br /><br />I hope you have a terrific time - enjoy London as well as the fair :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com