Chevengur av Andrey Platonov

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<p>''Platonov is an extraordinary writer, perhaps the most brilliant Russian writer of the twentieth century'' <b><i>New York Review of Books</i></b><br><br><b>The Soviet <i>Don Quixote</i>, <i>Chevengur</i> is now seen by many Russian writers as Russia''s greatest novel of the last century. This is the first English version to convey its subtlety and depth.</b><br><br>Zakhar Pavlovich comes from a world of traditional crafts to work as a train mechanic, motivated by his belief in the transformative power of industry. His adopted son, Sasha Dvanov, embraces revolution, which will transform everything: the words we speak and the lives we live, souls and bodies, the soil underfoot and the sun overhead.<br><br>Seeking communism, Dvanov joins up with Stepan Kopionkin, a warrior for the cause whose steed is the fearsome cart horse Strength of the Proletariat. Together they cross the steppe, meeting counter-revolutionaries, desperados and visionaries of all kinds. At last they reach the isol