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Russia's Open Book: Writing in the Age of Putin

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Russia's Open Book: Writing in the Age of Putin

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0h 55m

2013

Synopsis

Who is the new Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, or Gogol waiting to be discovered by the English-speaking world? Hosted by actor, author, and activist Stephen Fry, focuses on six authors whose vibrant, idiosyncratic work continues to gain traction with a global audience: Dmitry Bykov, Mariam Petrosyan, Zakhar Prilepin, Anna Starobinets, Vladimir Sorokin, and Lyudmila Ultiskaya. With contributions from their literary critics, publishers, and peers, the film features extensive interviews with each author.

Director

Sarah Wallis

Paul Mitchell

Documentary

russian literature

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Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry

Vladimir Sorokin

Vladimir Sorokin

Zakhar Prilepin

Zakhar Prilepin

Lyudmila Ulitskaya

Lyudmila Ulitskaya

Anna Starobinets

Anna Starobinets

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

Dmitry Bykov

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