Brisbane: From the award-winning author of Laurus by Eugene Vodolazkin (English)

Description: Brisbane by Eugene Vodolazkin, Marian Schwartz "In this complex novel from the winner of two of Russias biggest literary prizes, a celebrated guitarist robbed of his talent by Parkinsons disease seeks other paths to immortality: by authorizing a biographer and adopting an exceptionally gifted thirteen-year-old musician"-- FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Longlisted for the 2023 Dublin Literary AwardWinner of the Ivo Andri Grand Prize for best novel of 2022From the INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR Eugene Vodolazkin – winner of the BIG BOOK AWARD, the LEO TOLSTOY YASNAYA POLYANA AWARD, and the READ RUSSIA AWARDFor fans of Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, and Umberto EcoVodolazkins new novel Brisbane is "a sophisticated and frequently moving study in dissonance, dedicated to pointing out contrasts between art and life, beauty and decay, intention and outcome. And, yes, between Ukraine and Russia" (Booklist).Brisbane is a richly layered, universal coming-of-age story of a musical prodigy robbed of his talent by an incurable disease who attempts to overcome his mortality. After Gleb Yanovsky, a celebrated guitarist, is diagnosed with Parkinsons disease at age fifty, he permits a writer, Sergei Nesterov, to pen his biography. For years, they meet regularly as Gleb recounts the life hes lived thus far: a difficult childhood in Kyiv, his formative musical studies in St. Petersburg, and his later years in Munich, where he lives with his wife and meets a thirteen-year-old virtuoso whom he embraces as his own daughter. In a mischievous and tender account, Gleb recalls a personal story of a lifetime quest for meaning, and how the burden of success changes with age.Expanding the literary universe spun in his earlier novels, Vodolazkin explores music and fame, heritage and belonging, time and memory in this beautifully-wrought and relevant tale that carefully unravel into a puzzle: Whose story is it – the subjects or the writers? Are art and love really no match for death? Is memory a reliable narrator? In Brisbane, the city of our dreams, as in music, Gleb hopes hes found a path to eternity – and a way to stop the clock. Author Biography Eugene Vodolazkin was born in Kyiv, Ukraine. His second novel, Laurus, won both of Russias major literary awards, the National Big Book Award and the Yasnaya Polyana Book Award, and was shortlisted for the National Bestseller Prize and the Russian Booker Prize. His debut novel, Solovyov and Larionov, was shortlisted for the Andrei Bely Prize and the Big Book Award. A third critically acclaimed novel, The Aviator, has also been translated into English. Vodolazkin was the 2019 winner of the Solzhenitsyn Prize. He was born in Kiev in 1964 and has worked in the department of Old Russian Literature at Pushkin House since 1990. He is an expert in medieval history and folklore and has numerous academic books and articles to his name. The author lives with his family in St. Petersburg, Russia. Marian Schwartz translates Russian classic and contemporary fiction, history, biography, criticism, and fine art. She is the principal English translator of the works of Nina Berberova and translated the New York Times bestseller The Last Tsar, by Edvard Radzinsky, as well as classics by Mikhail Bulgakov, Ivan Goncharov, Yuri Olesha, Mikhail Lermontov, and Leo Tolstoy. Her most recent publications are Polina Dashkovas Madness Treads Lightly, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyns March 1917: The Red Wheel, Node III, Book 1, and Leonid Yuzefovichs Horsemen of the Sands. She is a past president of the American Literary Translators Association and the recipient of two National Endowment for the Arts translation fellowships and numerous prizes, including the 2014 Read Russia Prize for Contemporary Russian Literature, the 2016 Soeurette Diehl Frasier Award from the Texas Institute of Letters, and the 2018 Linda Gaboriau Award for Translation from the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Review Vodolazkin can be very funny in the mordant Russian way. His depictions of Soviet-era academia are wry. . . . Although funny in places, the overarching mood of Brisbane is one of nostalgia, the emotion that pines for what is lost. Vodolazkin creates an atmosphere of suspicion that one is missing the most important moments, seeing the most important truths only in passing glances. —R. R. Reno, First ThingsVodolazkins writing is symphonic in its abundance of descriptive detail. —Michael Kurek, author of The Sound of BeautyThe magic of Vodolazkins talent takes place in the level of ideas and plot… and in the level of words and sounds. Vodolazkin plays with both Russian and Ukrainian languages that were not lost in translation. —Alexandra Guzeva, Russia BeyondUsing two narrative voices—Kyiv-born guitarist Gleb Yanovskys and his alcohol-sodden biographer Nestors—this novel counterposes past and present, self and other. It can be defined as an exercise in Dostoyevskian polyphony, and certainly few contemporary writers are as steeped in the Russian greats as Vodolazkin. But its also a sophisticated and frequently moving study in dissonance, dedicated to pointing out contrasts between art and life, beauty and decay, intention and outcome. And, yes, between Ukraine and Russia. —BooklistIntensely lyrical and tender, while punctuated by moments of transfixing beauty, violence, ecstasy, and pain, Vodolazkins masterpiece is at once relatable and transcendent, straightforward and multilayered, rational and mystical. But what makes it especially relevant and poignant today, is its examination of the intertwined fates of two nations, Russia and Ukraine, through the lens of changing political regimes and complicated family relations. —Dr. Marina Alexandrova, Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies, University of Texas at AustinI loved Brisbane. Smart and quirky. —Brian Zahnd, author of When Everythings on FireGreat prose recommends itself, and Vodolazkins needs none of my poor lauds. [His] novels do for time what Wendell Berry does for space: we cant just live where we are, we have to live when we are, too. —Aaron Weinacht, Front Porch RepublicAs the [war] has unfolded, Vodolazkins depiction of these two languages as part of one and the same person, as brothers and foes simultaneously, while not completely new for me, has introduced more nuance into my thinking. For an English reader less familiar with the relationship between Russia and Ukraine, the novel may well be a revelation. — Marian Schwartz, LiteraryHubEach [of Vodolazkins novels] is its own song, and these songs heard together become greater than the sum of their parts . . . The worlds of Laurus and Brisbane do not harmonize; instead, they sing to each other. Sometimes they shout at each other. But through it all Vodolazkin probes his central theme: the mysterious relationship of time and salvation, the bleeding back and forth of joy and grief across life and history, the never-ending exchange between our end and our beginning. —Jane C. Scharl, The European ConservativeBrisbane is an ambitious novel: a meditation on the nature and staying power of music (and art in general), a love letter to the written word, and a nascent inquiry into whether one can be simultaneously Russian and Ukrainian....Vodolazkins pleasure in skewering convention and received wisdom is evident throughout his novels. —Katherine Young, On the SeawallBrisbane is, in a few words, a damn good novel. Beautifully translated from the Russian by Marian Schwartz, I enjoyed it immensely, and will probably seek out more books by Vodolazkin. My very highest recommendation. —Tim Bazzett, author of the memoir, BookloverWith Brisbane, Eugene Vodolazkin, the artistic grandson of Dostoevsky, continues to develop his novelistic philosophy exploring how death contributes to lifes baffling meaningfulness. —Englewood Review of Books, feature reviewBrisbane is deep, ambitious. With its constant questions about whether one can be simultaneously Russian and Ukrainian, it is a timely novel. At the same time, it is also an investment — of time, of emotional stamina, of a willingness to look beyond ones own understanding of humanity, the arts, and language. …Brisbane gives one message to readers seeking for a more meaningful reading and existence: live every moment — to the fullest. —Southern Review of BooksRussia and Ukraine fight over territory and national identity, but Vodolazkins novel does not pick a side. Instead, he troubles our idea of the separation and difference that make a "side" or a border. As countries and bodies are torn apart by nationalisms and sectarianisms of every sort, Vodolazkin raises the question of survival itself – will there be a future? —First ThingsBrisbane explores what it means to be human, and to be Christian, especially in the face of death. Its about the universal experience of learning how to live. —Sarah Clark, Fare ForewardVodolazkin, a Kyiv-born Russian who attended Ukrainian-language school before moving to St Petersburg as an adult, is steeped in ethnic and linguistic dualism. … Of Vodolazkins four novels, this is his most contemporary – and autobiographical. … Brisbane is a richly polyphonic novel. —TLS (Times Literary Supplements), UKAn engrossing read, Brisbane is lightly melancholic, a pale late afternoon of a story. Vodolazkins strength as a writer is his lightness, humour and wryness. —The Catholic Weekly, AustraliaEugene Vodolazkin has emerged in the eyes of many as the most important living Russian writer. A literary scholar as well as a novelist—or, as he puts it, an ichthyologist as well as a fish—Vodolazkin draws heavily on the Russian classics in novels of ideas addressing what Russians call "the accursed questions," including the meaning of life and, especially, the significance of death. … For Vodolazkin, the key to all such mysteries is time. … We must change our understanding of time, Vodolazkin believes, and that is what his novels try to accomplish. —Gary Saul Morson, New York Review of Books Promotional In this complex novel from the winner of two of Russias biggest literary prizes, a celebrated guitarist robbed of his talent by Parkinsons disease seeks other paths to immortality. Review Quote With Brisbane, Eugene Vodolazkin, the artistic grandson of Dostoevsky, continues to develop his novelistic philosophy exploring how death contributes to lifes baffling meaningfulness. --Englewood Review of Books, feature review Promotional "Headline" In this complex novel from the winner of two of Russias biggest literary prizes, a celebrated guitarist robbed of his talent by Parkinsons disease seeks other paths to immortality. Description for Sales People For readers of Dostoyevsky, Chekhov, Tolstoy, and Solzhenitsyn: Eugene Vodolazkin writes in the tradition and themes of the Russian literary giants. Winner of Russian biggest literary prize: Authors previous title Laurus is the winner of numerous awards, including Russias Big Book award. Appeals to a growing interest in international literature Details ISBN1636080456 Author Marian Schwartz Publisher Plough Publishing House Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1636080456 ISBN-13 9781636080451 Format Hardcover Imprint Plough Publishing House Country of Publication United States Translator Marian Schwartz Pages 343 Subtitle From the award-winning author of Laurus Publication Date 2022-06-02 AU Release Date 2022-06-02 NZ Release Date 2022-06-02 US Release Date 2022-06-02 UK Release Date 2022-06-02 DEWEY 891.735 Audience General Illustrations Not illustrated We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136072839;

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