The Portable Platonov Andrey Platonov, 1899-1999
by Andreĭ Platonovich Platonov
Age band: 18+
Looky Rating System: Violence 3/5, Love & Romance 1/5, Mental Health 3/5, Language 1/5, Substance Use 0/5, Fear / Horror 3/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 2/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 0/5, Sci-Fi / Futuristic 0/5, Disability & Neurodiversity 0/5.
Description
After a lifetime of persecution Andrey Platonov (1899-1951) has emerged as one of the greatest Russian writers of the century, an artist of profound genius, integrity, and clarity of vision. His distinctive writing style has long defied translation. Joseph Brodsky looked on him as the equal of Joyce, Kafka, and Proust. This Praise for The Foundation Pit: A story as gripping as anything in Dickens, as moving and as artful. John Bailey, Times Literary Supplement.