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Mikhail Shishkin: CALLIGRAPHY LESSON
- Shishkin
- Categories:Classics Short Stories & Anthologies
- Language:Russian（Translation Services Available）
- Publication date:January,2017
- Pages:320
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★"A welcome volume of stories from Russia’s finest contemporary fiction writer, Mikhail Shishkin, full of his typical fusing of mysticism and modernist experimentation." —Sam Sacks, Wall Street Journal
★The collection of short stories by Russia's greatest contemporary author, Mikhail Shishkin, the only author to win all three of Russia's most prestigious literary awards.
★Calligraphy Lesson spans Shishkin's entire writing career, including his first published story, the 1993 Debut Prize–winning "Calligraphy Lesson," and his most recent story "Nabokov's Inkblot," which was written for a dramatic adaptation performed in Zurich in 2013.
★English translation available!
Review
World Literature Today Editor's Pick: Summer Reads (2015)
“Shishkin tends not to be sentimental or idealistic― indeed, he is usually quite the opposite―and this gives the more positive or transcendent moments extra punch." ― Sibelan Forrester, The Slavic Review
"Shishkin is virtuosic, his subjects move through others' stories in dizzying/awe-inspiring ways. Incredible!" ― Maaza Mengiste, author of Beneath the Lion's Gaze
"Though the stories in CALLIGRAPHY LESSON are steeped in Russian history and have a distinctly Russian tone, many of the philosophical quandaries they engage extend beyond language and borders ― they are universal problems, and this translation boldly and successfully takes them on." ― Caroline North, Dallas Observer
"Shishkin is fantastically, magically talented." ― Julie Hersh, Music & Literature
"Compact, and at times riveting to read, this collection delivers a well-rounded portrait of Russian’s most acclaimed contemporary writer." ― Lucy Renner Jones, Words Without Borders
"An ideal introduction to Shishkin and his work." ― Michael Orthofer, Complete Review
"Nothing I read about [Shishkin], however, quite prepared me for the desperate urgency of CALLIGRAPHY LESSON, as if its lyricism were only a last match struck against the darkness. His prose breathes life – doesn’t breathe it, gasps it, aware of the perishability of words, of worlds dying in each instant, and us dying with them, as life is beaten out of us second by second." ― Cynthia Haven, The Book Haven
"Characters with great pathos navigate a distinctly post-Soviet bedlam . . . The collection consists of artfully constructed, empathetic tales of people living in the midst cyclonic time." ― Jacob Kiernan, New Orleans Review
"I highly recommend Calligraphy Lesson for the beautiful language, moving stories and the emotional characters." ― The Book Binder's Daughter
"Complex and allusive . . . juxtaposed with autobiographical – and at times overtly politicised – narratives . . . [the final story] takes us beyond fiction and into the realm of the philosophical essay . . . the collection stands at the nexus between Shishkin’s novelistic output and his increasingly outspoken forays into the political arena . . .In CALLIGRAPHY LESSON, he celebrates art’s – and, more specifically, language’s – capacity to elevate us to the time-annihilating plateau." ― Leo Shtutin, Open Democracy
"Shishkin’s life-affirming language posits transcendence." ― Robert H. McCormick Jr., World Literature Today
"Shishkin’s agile, inventive narration reveals his homeland anew, showing once again why he has become one of Russia’s most valued storytellers―and an important new author in the West." ― Literalab
"[A] skillful achievement of complex, stylistic prose to evoke poignant themes common to all people, including love, life, family, and death. [Shishkin's] particular style is impressionistic, which matches the characteristics of his dominating theme: language." ― Daniel P. Haeusser, Reading 1000 Lives
World Literature Today Editor's Pick: Summer Reads (2015)
“Shishkin tends not to be sentimental or idealistic— indeed, he is usually quite the opposite—and this gives the more positive or transcendent moments extra punch." — Sibelan Forrester, The Slavic Review
"Shishkin is virtuosic, his subjects move through others' stories in dizzying/awe-inspiring ways. Incredible!" — Maaza Mengiste, author of Beneath the Lion's Gaze
"Though the stories in CALLIGRAPHY LESSON are steeped in Russian history and have a distinctly Russian tone, many of the philosophical quandaries they engage extend beyond language and borders — they are universal problems, and this translation boldly and successfully takes them on." — Caroline North, Dallas Observer
"Shishkin is fantastically, magically talented." — Julie Hersh, Music & Literature
"Compact, and at times riveting to read, this collection delivers a well-rounded portrait of Russian’s most acclaimed contemporary writer." — Lucy Renner Jones, Words Without Borders
"An ideal introduction to Shishkin and his work." — Michael Orthofer, Complete Review
"Nothing I read about [Shishkin], however, quite prepared me for the desperate urgency of CALLIGRAPHY LESSON, as if its lyricism were only a last match struck against the darkness. His prose breathes life – doesn’t breathe it, gasps it, aware of the perishability of words, of worlds dying in each instant, and us dying with them, as life is beaten out of us second by second." — Cynthia Haven, The Book Haven
"Characters with great pathos navigate a distinctly post-Soviet bedlam . . . The collection consists of artfully constructed, empathetic tales of people living in the midst cyclonic time." — Jacob Kiernan, New Orleans Review
"I highly recommend Calligraphy Lesson for the beautiful language, moving stories and the emotional characters." — The Book Binder's Daughter
"Complex and allusive . . . juxtaposed with autobiographical – and at times overtly politicised – narratives . . . [the final story] takes us beyond fiction and into the realm of the philosophical essay . . . the collection stands at the nexus between Shishkin’s novelistic output and his increasingly outspoken forays into the political arena . . .In CALLIGRAPHY LESSON, he celebrates art’s – and, more specifically, language’s – capacity to elevate us to the time-annihilating plateau." — Leo Shtutin, Open Democracy
"Shishkin’s life-affirming language posits transcendence." — Robert H. McCormick Jr., World Literature Today
"Shishkin’s agile, inventive narration reveals his homeland anew, showing once again why he has become one of Russia’s most valued storytellers—and an important new author in the West." — Literalab
"[A] skillful achievement of complex, stylistic prose to evoke poignant themes common to all people, including love, life, family, and death. [Shishkin's] particular style is impressionistic, which matches the characteristics of his dominating theme: language." — Daniel P. Haeusser, Reading 1000 Lives
★"A welcome volume of stories from Russia’s finest contemporary fiction writer, Mikhail Shishkin, full of his typical fusing of mysticism and modernist experimentation." —Sam Sacks, Wall Street Journal
★The collection of short stories by Russia's greatest contemporary author, Mikhail Shishkin, the only author to win all three of Russia's most prestigious literary awards.
★Calligraphy Lesson spans Shishkin's entire writing career, including his first published story, the 1993 Debut Prize–winning "Calligraphy Lesson," and his most recent story "Nabokov's Inkblot," which was written for a dramatic adaptation performed in Zurich in 2013.
★English translation available!
Review
World Literature Today Editor's Pick: Summer Reads (2015)
“Shishkin tends not to be sentimental or idealistic― indeed, he is usually quite the opposite―and this gives the more positive or transcendent moments extra punch." ― Sibelan Forrester, The Slavic Review
"Shishkin is virtuosic, his subjects move through others' stories in dizzying/awe-inspiring ways. Incredible!" ― Maaza Mengiste, author of Beneath the Lion's Gaze
"Though the stories in CALLIGRAPHY LESSON are steeped in Russian history and have a distinctly Russian tone, many of the philosophical quandaries they engage extend beyond language and borders ― they are universal problems, and this translation boldly and successfully takes them on." ― Caroline North, Dallas Observer
"Shishkin is fantastically, magically talented." ― Julie Hersh, Music & Literature
"Compact, and at times riveting to read, this collection delivers a well-rounded portrait of Russian’s most acclaimed contemporary writer." ― Lucy Renner Jones, Words Without Borders
"An ideal introduction to Shishkin and his work." ― Michael Orthofer, Complete Review
"Nothing I read about [Shishkin], however, quite prepared me for the desperate urgency of CALLIGRAPHY LESSON, as if its lyricism were only a last match struck against the darkness. His prose breathes life – doesn’t breathe it, gasps it, aware of the perishability of words, of worlds dying in each instant, and us dying with them, as life is beaten out of us second by second." ― Cynthia Haven, The Book Haven
"Characters with great pathos navigate a distinctly post-Soviet bedlam . . . The collection consists of artfully constructed, empathetic tales of people living in the midst cyclonic time." ― Jacob Kiernan, New Orleans Review
"I highly recommend Calligraphy Lesson for the beautiful language, moving stories and the emotional characters." ― The Book Binder's Daughter
"Complex and allusive . . . juxtaposed with autobiographical – and at times overtly politicised – narratives . . . [the final story] takes us beyond fiction and into the realm of the philosophical essay . . . the collection stands at the nexus between Shishkin’s novelistic output and his increasingly outspoken forays into the political arena . . .In CALLIGRAPHY LESSON, he celebrates art’s – and, more specifically, language’s – capacity to elevate us to the time-annihilating plateau." ― Leo Shtutin, Open Democracy
"Shishkin’s life-affirming language posits transcendence." ― Robert H. McCormick Jr., World Literature Today
"Shishkin’s agile, inventive narration reveals his homeland anew, showing once again why he has become one of Russia’s most valued storytellers―and an important new author in the West." ― Literalab
"[A] skillful achievement of complex, stylistic prose to evoke poignant themes common to all people, including love, life, family, and death. [Shishkin's] particular style is impressionistic, which matches the characteristics of his dominating theme: language." ― Daniel P. Haeusser, Reading 1000 Lives
World Literature Today Editor's Pick: Summer Reads (2015)
“Shishkin tends not to be sentimental or idealistic— indeed, he is usually quite the opposite—and this gives the more positive or transcendent moments extra punch." — Sibelan Forrester, The Slavic Review
"Shishkin is virtuosic, his subjects move through others' stories in dizzying/awe-inspiring ways. Incredible!" — Maaza Mengiste, author of Beneath the Lion's Gaze
"Though the stories in CALLIGRAPHY LESSON are steeped in Russian history and have a distinctly Russian tone, many of the philosophical quandaries they engage extend beyond language and borders — they are universal problems, and this translation boldly and successfully takes them on." — Caroline North, Dallas Observer
"Shishkin is fantastically, magically talented." — Julie Hersh, Music & Literature
"Compact, and at times riveting to read, this collection delivers a well-rounded portrait of Russian’s most acclaimed contemporary writer." — Lucy Renner Jones, Words Without Borders
"An ideal introduction to Shishkin and his work." — Michael Orthofer, Complete Review
"Nothing I read about [Shishkin], however, quite prepared me for the desperate urgency of CALLIGRAPHY LESSON, as if its lyricism were only a last match struck against the darkness. His prose breathes life – doesn’t breathe it, gasps it, aware of the perishability of words, of worlds dying in each instant, and us dying with them, as life is beaten out of us second by second." — Cynthia Haven, The Book Haven
"Characters with great pathos navigate a distinctly post-Soviet bedlam . . . The collection consists of artfully constructed, empathetic tales of people living in the midst cyclonic time." — Jacob Kiernan, New Orleans Review
"I highly recommend Calligraphy Lesson for the beautiful language, moving stories and the emotional characters." — The Book Binder's Daughter
"Complex and allusive . . . juxtaposed with autobiographical – and at times overtly politicised – narratives . . . [the final story] takes us beyond fiction and into the realm of the philosophical essay . . . the collection stands at the nexus between Shishkin’s novelistic output and his increasingly outspoken forays into the political arena . . .In CALLIGRAPHY LESSON, he celebrates art’s – and, more specifically, language’s – capacity to elevate us to the time-annihilating plateau." — Leo Shtutin, Open Democracy
"Shishkin’s life-affirming language posits transcendence." — Robert H. McCormick Jr., World Literature Today
"Shishkin’s agile, inventive narration reveals his homeland anew, showing once again why he has become one of Russia’s most valued storytellers—and an important new author in the West." — Literalab
"[A] skillful achievement of complex, stylistic prose to evoke poignant themes common to all people, including love, life, family, and death. [Shishkin's] particular style is impressionistic, which matches the characteristics of his dominating theme: language." — Daniel P. Haeusser, Reading 1000 Lives
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Shishkin's short fiction is the perfect introduction to his breathtaking oeuvre, his stories touch on the same big themes as his novels, spanning discussions of love and loss, death and eternal life, emigration and exile.
Author
Mikhail Shishkin
Mikhail Shishkin, born January 18, 1961 in Moscow, based in Switzerland since 1995, is one of the most prominent names in the modern Russian literature. Before becoming a writer he worked as school teacher and journalist. His writing debut in 1993, Calligraphy Lesson, a short story translated into French and Finnish, has won him the prize for the Best Debut of the Year. Since then his work – both fi ction and non-fi ction – has been translated into over 25 languages and have received a large number of prestigious national and international awards, including Haus der Kulturen der Welt International Literature Award, The Big Book Award, The National Bestseller Prize, and many others.
Mikhail Shishkin’s prose fuses the best of the Russian and European literary traditions. The richness and sophistication of the language, the unique rhythm and melody of a phrase, the endless play with words and the nuanced psychological undercurrent are reminiscent of Nabokov and Chekhov. The change of narration styles and narrators within a text yield a fragmented, mosaic structure of composition that focuses on the language itself, recalling James Joyce’s genius.
Selected list of prizes and awards:
2013 Shortlisted for the The Leipzig Book Fair Prize, Germany
2011 The Big Book Award, Russia
2011 Haus der Kulturen der Welt International Literature Award, Germany
2007 Halpérine-Kaminski Prize for the Best Translation (Laure Troubeckoy), France
2007 Shortlisted for Giuseppe Berto Prize, Italy
2007 Grinzane Cavour Prize, Italy Peoples Literature Publishing, Peking: The Best Foreign Book of the Year of the 21st Century, China
2006 Shortlisted for Bunin Literary Award, Russia
2006 The Big Book Award, Russia
2006 Shortlisted for Andrei Belyi Literary Award, Russia
2005 The National Bestseller Prize, Russia
2005 The Best Foreign Book of the Year / Le prix du meilleur livre étranger (essay), France
2002 The Main Literary Prize of Zürich (Werkjahr), Switzerland
2000 The Russian Booker Prize for the Best Russian Novel of the Year, Russia
2000 The Globus Prize, Russia
2000 Literary Prize of Canton Zürich, Switzerland
1994 Prize for the Best Debut of the Year, Russia
Mikhail Shishkin, born January 18, 1961 in Moscow, based in Switzerland since 1995, is one of the most prominent names in the modern Russian literature. Before becoming a writer he worked as school teacher and journalist. His writing debut in 1993, Calligraphy Lesson, a short story translated into French and Finnish, has won him the prize for the Best Debut of the Year. Since then his work – both fi ction and non-fi ction – has been translated into over 25 languages and have received a large number of prestigious national and international awards, including Haus der Kulturen der Welt International Literature Award, The Big Book Award, The National Bestseller Prize, and many others.
Mikhail Shishkin’s prose fuses the best of the Russian and European literary traditions. The richness and sophistication of the language, the unique rhythm and melody of a phrase, the endless play with words and the nuanced psychological undercurrent are reminiscent of Nabokov and Chekhov. The change of narration styles and narrators within a text yield a fragmented, mosaic structure of composition that focuses on the language itself, recalling James Joyce’s genius.
Selected list of prizes and awards:
2013 Shortlisted for the The Leipzig Book Fair Prize, Germany
2011 The Big Book Award, Russia
2011 Haus der Kulturen der Welt International Literature Award, Germany
2007 Halpérine-Kaminski Prize for the Best Translation (Laure Troubeckoy), France
2007 Shortlisted for Giuseppe Berto Prize, Italy
2007 Grinzane Cavour Prize, Italy Peoples Literature Publishing, Peking: The Best Foreign Book of the Year of the 21st Century, China
2006 Shortlisted for Bunin Literary Award, Russia
2006 The Big Book Award, Russia
2006 Shortlisted for Andrei Belyi Literary Award, Russia
2005 The National Bestseller Prize, Russia
2005 The Best Foreign Book of the Year / Le prix du meilleur livre étranger (essay), France
2002 The Main Literary Prize of Zürich (Werkjahr), Switzerland
2000 The Russian Booker Prize for the Best Russian Novel of the Year, Russia
2000 The Globus Prize, Russia
2000 Literary Prize of Canton Zürich, Switzerland
1994 Prize for the Best Debut of the Year, Russia
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