tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post5574617460118180705..comments2024-03-12T13:29:39.843-04:00Comments on Lizok's Bookshelf: Ah, Sweet Mysteries of Life: Shishkin’s MaidenhairLisa C. Haydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-63418081062093103962014-04-28T09:12:29.279-04:002014-04-28T09:12:29.279-04:00I haven't yet read Ismail/... it's been pa...I haven't yet read <i>Ismail</i>/... it's been patiently waiting on my shelf for some years! Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-53015900595478632072014-04-27T06:39:58.771-04:002014-04-27T06:39:58.771-04:00Great to find somebody blogging about Russian lite...Great to find somebody blogging about Russian literature at such a level and to such an extent. I wonder how you compare Shishkin's Ismail novel to Maidenhair. I found the former to be superior what with all the Joycean language experiments. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-66465500293435780082012-12-17T20:23:36.933-05:002012-12-17T20:23:36.933-05:00I want to add that Dwight's post about Maidenh...I want to add that Dwight's post about <i>Maidenhair</i>, available <a href="http://bookcents.blogspot.com/2012/12/maidenhair-by-mikhail-shishkin.html#links" rel="nofollow">here</a>, covers some threads in the novel that I did not... there's so much to choose from! He also includes a nice list of links to reviews and other articles, none of which existed when I wrote this post last year!Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-81626517506217826142012-12-03T12:52:58.778-05:002012-12-03T12:52:58.778-05:00It's nice to hear from you, Dwight! I hope you...It's nice to hear from you, Dwight! I hope you enjoy the book. Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-78982211122929547532012-11-29T14:59:02.992-05:002012-11-29T14:59:02.992-05:00Translated version is on its way to me. Can't ...Translated version is on its way to me. Can't wait to read it!Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-8304457154373389962011-05-24T09:09:19.730-04:002011-05-24T09:09:19.730-04:00Доброе слово и динозавру приятно, as they say!Доброе слово и динозавру приятно, as they say!languagehathttp://languagehat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-48441725069679486872011-05-23T22:12:45.274-04:002011-05-23T22:12:45.274-04:00Thank you, Dolgormaa and Russian Dinosaur for your...Thank you, Dolgormaa and Russian Dinosaur for your comments. A few things: <br /><br />Dolgormaa, you are right that Shishkin is a good writer to own! His writing is so complex and loaded that I'm sure I'll be looking back at Венерин волос more than once... I made a lot of notes in the book. And thank you for mentioning the play. What a perfect novel to adapt for stage. Anyone who's interested can find links on the <a href="http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD,_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87" rel="nofollow">Shishkin Wikipedia page</a>. Alas, I'm in travel exhaustion mode so haven't looked at them yet! <br /><br />Russian Dinosaur, I hope all the term-time work goes well! I'll ask about the play translation this week: I'll be seeing both Marian Schwartz and Chad Post (publisher of the translated novel) this week. It's an intriguing idea...Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-56556583035856537212011-05-23T18:43:21.731-04:002011-05-23T18:43:21.731-04:00Спасибо всем за доброе слово! As it's term-tim...Спасибо всем за доброе слово! As it's term-time (and a hectic term at that), I've had no time for anything extracurricular recently. Don't worry, this dinosaur is not extinct.<br />Very intrigued by Dolgormaa's information that Venerin volos has been produced as a play... I wonder if there is a translation in the works for Western performance?Russian Dinosaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708798725927250672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-85317739862993465132011-05-23T15:45:30.604-04:002011-05-23T15:45:30.604-04:00Lisa, thank you for, as usual, a great post! It ju...Lisa, thank you for, as usual, a great post! It just confirmed my desire to own Шишкин. I just read his short stories in a сборник "Лауреаты ведущих литературных премий". At least one of the stories - "Слепой музыкант" was written in the same style as "Венерин волос". It was pretty good.<br /><br />I was thinking that Шишкин's books would make good plays and was intrigued to find out that there was a play "Самое важное" based on "Венерин волос". It would be interesting to see it.Dolgormaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14824090059692197306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-81012186947855140402011-05-23T10:49:52.370-04:002011-05-23T10:49:52.370-04:00Languagehat, I can't speak for Взятие Измаила ...Languagehat, I can't speak for <i>Взятие Измаила</i> (yet... it's waiting on the shelf...) but definitely think you'll enjoy reading Shishkin. <br /><br />Russian Dinosaur, I'm also looking forward to your next post...Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-61812236641295023352011-05-23T09:13:10.413-04:002011-05-23T09:13:10.413-04:00Thanks for the post; I just got a copy of Взятие И...Thanks for the post; I just got a copy of Взятие Измаила and this makes me even more eager to read it. If I enjoy it as much as I expect, I'll be buying more of his work -- he sounds like exactly the kind of writer I like best.<br /><br />(Confidential to RD: I keep going to your blog, hoping for a new post...)Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-85039676973794790202011-05-22T17:14:04.861-04:002011-05-22T17:14:04.861-04:00Thanks so much, Russian Dinosaur -- I'm glad t...Thanks so much, Russian Dinosaur -- I'm glad that post worked! I truly was thankful I didn't realize how <i>Maidenhair</i> was structured before I started reading, thus I didn't want to explain or expose too much. I'm looking forward to hearing what you think of it. From what I've seen, it's the kind of book that generates highly varied reader responses and reading methods! <br /><br />I agree with what you say about Shishkin: it was lots of fun talking with him in London.Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-47062451212536199832011-05-22T16:26:49.424-04:002011-05-22T16:26:49.424-04:00A great blog post, Liza! I met Mikhail Shishkin br...A great blog post, Liza! I met Mikhail Shishkin briefly at a book signing for Venerin volos two years ago; he appeared to me then as a very genuine, friendly person - a writer who doesn't patronise or pre-judge his public. I'm ashamed to say that my beautiful hardback, bought that night, has been sitting unread on my shelf ever since. Your blog may encourage me to finally get started...Russian Dinosaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708798725927250672noreply@blogger.com