The Post - Soviet Condition; Chingiz Aitmatov In The '90s

The Post-Soviet Condition: Chingiz Aitmatove in the '90s', examines the works of one of the foremost writers of not only Kyrgystan, but of the foremr Soviet Union. Chingiz Aitmatov's stories, novellas and novels were conceived within the canon of socialist realsim but also proved the author to be a 'critical insider'. Chingiz Aitmatove bore witness to the periods of the Second World War, Stalinism, the Thaw, Stagnation, Perestroika and Postsocialism.
About Author :
Dr. Rashmi Doraiswamy studied Russian Language and literature at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her doctoral dissertation was on Mikhail Bakhtin, the Russian Philosopher of culture. She is currently Associate Professor at the Academy of Third World Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, and is working on Central Asia.
Contents :
Acknowledgements Chingiz, Aitmatove is Soviet and Post-Soviet Times Resurrection of Memory" The White Cloudt of Genghis Khan Ethics in the Time of Dystopia: The Mark of Cassandra Local Destinations: A Night of Remembrances about Socrates Dialogues on the Passing of a Century: Chingiz Aitmatov's Conversations With Daisaku Ikeda and Mukhtar Shakhanov Changign Contexts, Shifting Stands: Interviews and Essays of the '90s In Transit Through Systems Bibliography Index