![]() ![]() "In short, "Maidenhair" is the best post-Soviet Russian novel I have read. "Shishkin s work has been described as 'refined neo-modernism.' His dense, lyrical prose suggests the influence of 'Ulysses', but Shishkin objects that 'Joyce doesn t love his heroes' in "Maidenhair" love is the crucial answer to most of the hundreds of questions."Pheobe Taplin, "Russia Beyond The Headlines" Shishkin s Baroque turns of phrases seem written out of necessity and joy rather than pretention he respects his readers, he delights in language, and he does not need to show off."Madeleine LaRue, "The Quarterly Conversation" ![]() " takes Nabokov s remarkable linguistic flexibility but none of his arrogance like Chekhov, he looks on humanity with humor and compassion. "The first reading of "Maidenhair" is like tipping the pieces of a 1000-piece jigsaw out of the box and turning them all picture-side up. ![]()
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