{"product_id":"the-voice-over-poems-and-essays-paperback","title":"The Voice Over: Poems and Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaria Stepanova\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaria Stepanova is one of the most powerful and distinctive voices of Russia's first post-Soviet literary generation. An award-winning poet and prose writer, she has also founded a major platform for independent journalism. Her verse blends formal mastery with a keen ear for the evolution of spoken language. As Russia's political climate has turned increasingly repressive, Stepanova has responded with engaged writing that grapples with the persistence of violence in her country's past and present. Some of her most remarkable recent work as a poet and essayist considers the conflict in Ukraine and the debasement of language that has always accompanied war. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Voice Over\u003c\/i\u003e brings together two decades of Stepanova's work, showcasing her range, virtuosity, and creative evolution. Stepanova's poetic voice constantly sets out in search of new bodies to inhabit, taking established forms and styles and rendering them into something unexpected and strange. Recognizable patterns of ballads, elegies, and war songs are transposed into a new key, infused with foreign strains, and juxtaposed with unlikely neighbors. As an essayist, Stepanova engages deeply with writers who bore witness to devastation and dramatic social change, as seen in searching pieces on W. G. Sebald, Marina Tsvetaeva, and Susan Sontag. Including contributions from ten translators, \u003ci\u003eThe Voice Over\u003c\/i\u003e shows English-speaking readers why Stepanova is one of Russia's most acclaimed contemporary writers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaria Stepanova is the author of over ten poetry collections as well as three books of essays and the documentary novel \u003ci\u003eIn Memory of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the recipient of several Russian and international literary awards. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIrina Shevelenko is professor of Russian in the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith translations by: Alexandra Berlina, Sasha Dugdale, Sibelan Forrester, Amelia Glaser, Zachary Murphy King, Dmitry Manin, Ainsley Morse, Eugene Ostashevsky, Andrew Reynolds, and Maria Vassileva.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 18, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768816730400,"sku":"9780231196178","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/31da60a51b34b2b9f86041131d848322.webp?v=1780338042","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-voice-over-poems-and-essays-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}