{"product_id":"breaking-free-from-death-the-art-of-being-a-successful-russian-writer-paperback","title":"Breaking Free from Death: The Art of Being a Successful Russian Writer - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGalina Rylkova\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003eBreaking Free from Death\u003c\/em\u003e examines how Russian writers respond to the burden of living with anxieties about their creative outputs, and, ultimately, about their own inevitable finitude. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat contributes to creative death are not just crippling diseases that make man defenseless in the face of death, and not just the arguably universal fear of death but, equally important, the innumerable impositions on the part of various outsiders. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany conflicts in the lives of Rylkova's subjects arose not from their opposition to the existing political regimes but from their interactions with like-minded and supporting intellectuals, friends, and relatives. The book describes the lives and choices that concrete individuals and--by extrapolation--their literary characters must face in order to preserve their singularity and integrity while attempting to achieve fame, greatness, and success. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGalina Rylkova\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Russian Studies at the University of Florida. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Archaeology of Anxiety: The Russian Silver Age and Its Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e (2007). Her research interests include: Psychology of Creative Personality; Biography; and Russian Theater. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50369610645741,"sku":"9781644692660","price":37.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/E0WqO2uv539781644692660.webp?v=1785433860","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/breaking-free-from-death-the-art-of-being-a-successful-russian-writer-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}