{"product_id":"the-death-of-vazir-mukhtar-9780231193870","title":"The Death of Vazir-Mukhtar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Death of Vazir-Mukhtar\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel by Yury Tynyanov, one of the leading figures of the Russian formalist school, describes the final year in the life of Alexander Griboedov, the author of the comedy \u003ci\u003eWoe from Wit\u003c\/i\u003e. As ambassador to Persia, Griboedov was murdered in 1829 by a Tehrani mob during the sacking of the Russian embassy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the central texts of Russian formalist literary production, the novel is a brilliant meditation on the nature of historical and poetic consciousness and of artistic creation. It is a complex and fascinating work that explores the relationships among individual memory, historical fact, and the literary imagination. The result is a hybrid text, containing elements of various genres--historical, biographical, existential, and adventure novels--and a deeply personal, almost confessional testament to the writer's relationship to his generation and the state. Completed in 1927, almost a century after the events it depicts, \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Vazir-Mukhtar\u003c\/i\u003e marks the watershed between revolution and reaction. At a time when the Soviet regime was becoming increasingly restrictive of freedom of expression and conscience, Tynyanov grappled with the themes of disillusionment, betrayal, and unrealized potential. Unabashedly intellectual yet filled with intrigue and suspense, \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Vazir-Mukhtar\u003c\/i\u003e is a great historical novel of Russian modernism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yury Tynyanov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231193870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYury Tynyanov (1894-1943) was an influential literary historian, critic, translator, and theoretician of the cinema. He was a leading member of the formalist school of literary theory before achieving renown as a writer of historical fiction. His works include two other literary biographical novels, on Pushkin and Küchelbecker, as well as several shorter works of historical fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnna Kurkina Rush and Christopher Rush previously translated Tynyanov's \u003ci\u003eYoung Pushkin: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e (2007).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935109578867,"sku":"9.78023E+12","price":22.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_1c8d1548-f327-40a8-8eca-4946253fb211.jpg?v=1758727140","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-death-of-vazir-mukhtar-9780231193870","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}