The New Russian Book: A Graphic Cultural History

by Birgitte Beck Pristed

Book Overview

This book takes up the obtrusive problem of visual representation of fiction in contemporary Russian book design. By analyzing a broad variety of book covers, the study offers an absolutely unique material that illustrates a radically changing notion of literature in the transformation of Soviet print culture to a post-Soviet book market. It delivers a profound and critical exploration of Russian visual imaginary of classic, popular, and contemporary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319507079
• ISBN13: 9783319507071
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 343 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"