![]() ![]() 9780099529743 The Foundation Pit 28.0000 NZD InStock /shop/books /shop/books/fiction/contemporary /shop/books/fiction New translation of this powerful political satire set in Stalinist Russia The American scholar Olga Meerson has written extensively on Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Platonov and many other Russian authors. ![]() Robert Chandler is also the translator of Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate. All previous translations were done from a seriously bowdlerized text. This new translation, by Robert & Elizabeth Chandler and Olga Meerson, is based on the definitive edition recently published by Pushkin House in Leningrad. New translation of this powerful political satire set in Stalinist Russia This new translation, by Robert & Elizab. 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. Platonov's dystopian novel describes the lives of a group of Soviet workers who believe they are laying the foundations for a radiant future. ![]() TRANSLATED BY ROBERT AND ELIZABETH CHANDLER AND OLGA MEERSON ![]()
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