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      The Foundation Pit

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      TRANSLATED BY ROBERT AND ELIZABETH CHANDLER AND OLGA MEERSONPlatonov's dystopian novel describes the lives of a group of Soviet workers who believe they are laying the foundations for a radiant future.

      TRANSLATED BY ROBERT AND ELIZABETH CHANDLER AND OLGA MEERSON

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      Product ID:9780099529743
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:The Foundation Pit
      Authors:Author: Andrey Platonov, Robert Chandler, Olga Meerson, Elizabeth Chandler
      Page Count:240
      Subjects:Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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      TRANSLATED BY ROBERT AND ELIZABETH CHANDLER AND OLGA MEERSONPlatonov's dystopian novel describes the lives of a group of Soviet workers who believe they are laying the foundations for a radiant future.

      TRANSLATED BY ROBERT AND ELIZABETH CHANDLER AND OLGA MEERSON

      Platonov''s dystopian novel describes the lives of a group of Soviet workers who believe they are laying the foundations for a radiant future. As they work harder and dig deeper, their optimism turns to violence and it becomes clear that what is being dug is not a foundation pit but an immense grave.

      This new translation, by Robert & Elizabeth Chandler and Olga Meerson, is based on the definitive edition recently published by Pushkin House in Leningrad. All previous translations were done from a seriously bowdlerized text. Robert Chandler is also the translator of Vasily Grossman''s Life and Fate. The American scholar Olga Meerson has written extensively on Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Platonov and many other Russian authors.


      Imprint Name:Vintage Classics
      Publisher Name:Vintage Publishing
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2010-11-04

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      Weight174 g
      Dimensions197 × 130 × 16 mm