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A translation by Robert & Elizabeth Chandler and Olga Meerson of Platonov's dystopian novel. It describes the lives of a group of Soviet workers who believe they are laying the foundations for a radiant future.Read More

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    This is a new translation by Robert & Elizabeth Chandler and Olga Meerson. Platonov's dystopian novel describes the lives of a group of Soviet workers who believe they are laying the foundations for a radiant future. As they work harder and dig deeper their optimism turns to violence and it becomes clear that what is being dug is not a foundation pit but an immense grave. This new translation by Robert & Elizabeth Chandler and Olga Meerson is based on the definitive edition recently published by Pushkin House in Leningrad. All previous translations were done from a seriously bowdlerized text. Robert Chandler is also the translator of Vasily Grossman's "Life and Fate." The American scholar Olga Meerson has written extensively on Pushkin Dostoevsky Platonov and many other Russian authors.

  • Foyles

    TRANSLATED BY ROBERT AND ELIZABETH CHANDLER AND OLGA MEERSONPlatonov's dystopian novel describes the lives of a group of Soviet workers who believe they are laying the foundations for a radiant future. As they work harder and dig deeper, their optimism turns to violence and it becomes clear that what is being dug is not a foundation pit but an immense grave.This new translation, by Robert & Elizabeth Chandler and Olga Meerson, is based on the definitive edition recently published by Pushkin House in Leningrad. All previous translations were done from a seriously bowdlerized text. Robert Chandler is also the translator of Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate. The American scholar Olga Meerson has written extensively on Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Platonov and many other Russian authors.

  • TheBookPeople

    Elizabeth Chandler and Olga Meerson, is based on the definitive edition recently published by Pushkin House in Leningrad. All previous translations were done from a seriously bowdlerized text. Robert Chandler is also the translator of Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate. The American scholar Olga Meerson has written extensively on Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Platonov and many other Russian authors.

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    The Foundation Pit : Paperback : Vintage Publishing : 9780099529743 : 0099529742 : 06 Dec 2010 : TRANSLATED BY ROBERT AND ELIZABETH CHANDLER AND OLGA MEERSON Platonov's dystopian novel describes the lives of a group of Soviet workers who believe they are laying the foundations for a radiant future.

  • Blackwell

    Describes the lives of a group of Soviet workers who believe they are laying the foundations for a radiant future. This title is translated by Robert and Elizabeth Chandler and Olga Meerson. Platonov's dystopian novel describes the lives of a...

  • Pickabook

    Andrey Platonov, Robert Chandler (Trans), Elizabeth Chandler (Trans)

  • 0099529742
  • 9780099529743
  • Andrey Platonov
  • 4 November 2010
  • Vintage Classics
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 240
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