The Foundation Pit

Publisher: McClelland Stewart CO Random House Inc

Author: Andrei Platonovich Platonov

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Publisher: McClelland Stewart CO Random House Inc

Author: Andrei Platonovich Platonov

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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. 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.

ISBN:	9780099529743
Publisher:	Random House
Imprint:	Vintage Classics
Published date:	04 Nov 2010
DEWEY:	891.7342
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	224
Weight:	174g
Height:	197mm
Width:	130mm
Spine width:	16mm