by Andrei Platonov · Galaxia Gutenberg, S.L. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788481092677
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This collection of stories by Andrei Platonov, a Russian author of universal stature, offers a deep look into a world in transformation. With a peculiar prose and a unique expressive style, Platonov addresses themes of the human condition and society in the Soviet era. This edition includes documents extracted from the KGB archives, a prologue by Natalia Kornienko, and an epilogue by Jorge Semprún, which enrich the reader's experience and provide a valuable historical and literary context.
Andrei Platonovich Platonov was a Soviet Russian novelist, short story writer, philosopher, playwright, and poet. Although Platonov regarded himself as a communist, his principal works were banned until thirty years after his death because of their skeptical attitude toward collectivization of agriculture (1929–1940) and other Stalinist policies, as well as for their experimental, avant-garde form infused with existentialism which was not in line with the dominant socialist realism doctrine. His famous works include the novels The Foundation Pit (1930), Soul (1935) and Chevengur (1928).
