Remaining Relevant After Communism: The Role of the Writer in Eastern Europe

by Andrew Baruch Wachtel

More than any other art form, literature defined Eastern Europe as a cultural and political entity in the second half of the twentieth century. Although often persecuted by the state, East European writers formed what was frequently recognized to be a "second government," and their voices were heard and revered inside and outside the borders of their countries. This study by one of our most influential specialists on Eastern Europe considers the effects...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226867668
• ISBN13: 9780226867663
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.3"