The Russian Version Komijnsplitsers NRC Handelsblad prees in 1987

NRC Handelsblad prees in 1987 de 'treffende beelden

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maar ook geluk en geborgenheid in ‘de echte wereld’ van avontuurlijke jeugdboeken vindt

the poems fixate on alternating relations between text and image that blur into relations between mind and body

Elena Fanailova tells stories about the various social layers of a stratified and conflicted nation

The Russian Version Komijnsplitsers NRC Handelsblad prees in 1987Elena Fanailova Translated from the Russian by Genya Turovskaya and Stephanie Sandler. The Russian Version is a collection of poems that spans Russia's post Soviet era. Acclaimed journalist and poet, Elena Fanailova tells stories about the various social layers of a stratified and conflicted nation, reclaiming the poet's role as social critic, while scrutinizing her own position as citizen and poet. Fanailova's political lyricism casts personal pain