Kilometer 101
Editor | Boris Dralyuk | |
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Author | Maxim Osipov | |
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Language | Russian | |
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Publisher | LC Class | PG3492.87.S553 A1613 2022 |
Kilometer 101 is the second full-length collection to appear in English by Russian writer
Background
Osipov was a cardiologist in Tarusa, a town nearly 101 kilometers (63 mi) outside of Moscow (hence the name of the collection).
Content and themes
The book opens with "Sventa", an essay that stands "in lieu of a foreword". The essay is written in
Part 1, "Luxemburg: Stories", contains Osipov’s short fiction. The stories contain themes of
Part 2, "Kilometer 101: Essays", contains Osipov's autobiographical recounts of living in Tarusa, and the "anaesthetising greyness" of life in provincial Russia, as the Financial Times described it.[4] In the opening essay, "My Native Land", Osipov lists the ailments facing the Russia people of "N—" (presumably Tarusa): general discontent and a sense of hopelessness, isolation from the community, alcoholism, familiarity with death, and a general "feeble spiritedness".[4] Osipov does, however, offer a certain hopefulness and optimism. He finds meaning in his job, as well as appreciates the compassion of the people of "N—".[5]
Reception
In a review for
References
- ^ a b c d e "Kilometer 101". New York Review Books. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ a b Osipov, Maxim (May 16, 2022). "Cold, Ashamed, Relieved: On Leaving Russia". The Atlantic. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ a b c Jones, Polly (January 6, 2023). "We'll stay away until Putin croaks". The Times Literary Supplement. Archived from the original on February 11, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Karetnyk, Bryan (October 14, 2022). "Kilometer 101 by Maxim Osipov — stories of Russian exile". Financial Times. Archived from the original on February 11, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Hobson, Charlotte (October 8, 2022). "The deathly malaise that's crippling Russia". The Spectator. Archived from the original on November 1, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Kilometer 101 by Maxim Osipov". Publishers Weekly. October 8, 2022. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- from the original on February 11, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2023.