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Title: |
A Hundred Years of Childhood |
| Sub-title: |
An Anthology of Russian Writing for Children, 1917-2017 |
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| Edited by: |
Olga Bukhina, Kelly Herold, Andrea Lanoux |
| ISBN13: |
9798887198590 |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Pages: |
270 |
| Weight: |
.531 Kg. |
| Published: |
Cherry Orchard Books - February 2026 |
| List Price: |
36.99 Pounds Sterling |
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In Stock
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| This groundbreaking anthology presents a century of Russian writing for childrenā from the Soviet era to the presentā bringing together classic and contemporary works, many translated into English for the first time, in a richly curated volume that is both academically informed and fully accessible to children, parents, and adult readers alike.A Hundred Years of Childhood: An Anthology of Russian Writing for Children, 1917-2017 is the first of two volumes featuring works for children and teens in English translation, many for the first time. Volume One focuses on literature for younger children; it includes short pieces and excerpts from longer works, combining poetic and prose texts written by thirty-six renowned childrenā s authors from the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Eighteen translators contributed to the anthology, bringing a rich range of voices to the English-language texts. This book will appeal to a wide range of readers, including teachers and students of Slavic studies, childhood studies, caregivers and parents of young children, and anyone interested in Russian childrenā s literature and culture. |
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