Moscow to the end of the line free download as pdf file. Moskvapetushki by venedikt erofeev, 1980, taplinger pub. The author is taking away a veil from an enigmatic russian soul, simultaneously with acrid critique of the lifestyle of some people in russia in late 1960s. Moscow to the end of the line european classics venedikt erofeev, h. Buy the paperback book moscow to the end of the line by venedikt erofeev at indigo.
Yerofeyev is best known for his 1969 poem in prose ironical assignment of the genre moscowpetushki several english translations exist, including moscow to the end of the line and moscow stations. Moscowpetushki, also published as moscow to the end of the line, moscow stations, and moscow circles, is a pseudoautobiographical postmodernist prose poem by russian writer and satirist venedikt yerofeyev. But moscow to the end of the line offers more than humor. Venya erofeev is going from moscow to petushki by train.
Pdf moscow to the end of the line book by venedikt. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Dont get me wrong, poorly written books can be fun, they can be entertaining and they can be the perfect way to pass the time on a long flight or a. In erofeev and he comments on this subject in the book itselfthe effect of alcohol is not physical, but spiritual. But this does not at all relate to moscow to the end of the line, which is about someone travelling, or intending to travel, for he never actually arrives, from moscow to petushki. It is surreal and satiric and reminiscent of gogol. The back cover mentions two other titles with intriguing names, annunciation and notes of a psychopath, but i dont know. This book is really a classic of world literature and it is a shame that more people do not read moscow to the end of the line rather than relying on the standard bestseller. Its not a long journey, but theres enough time for him to tell monologues about history, philosophy, politics and his life. Running through moscow stations, venyas inner monologue gives us, among many other things, accounts of his brief sinecure as a cablelayer, of meeting his girlfriend, of a local rebellion and the setting up of an. Moscow to the end of the line is the record of a monumental drinking bout. Venichka, the firstperson narrator of this monologue book, is a sort of everyalkie, trying to make his way by train from moscow hes lived there for years but has never seen the kremlin because of his drunken stupor to petushkithe end of the line where a girl waits for him. He spoke for many, yet the numerous books published in russia and elsewhere in recent years praising stalin signify something else.
He managed to enter the philology department of the moscow state university but was expelled from the university after a year and a half because he did not attend compulsory military training. Moskvapetushki, which is translated in english as moscow to the end of the line, is venedikt erofeevs greatest work, one drunken mans venichkas journey on the moskovskaiagorskovskaia train line to visit his lover and child in the petushki. The narrator, venedikt erofeev, otherwise venya or venichka, takes a train from moscow s kursk station to petushki, the end of the line, where a real or imaginary girl is waiting for him. You could spit in the eyes, and theyd call it gods divine dew. Venedikt erofeevs 1969 moscow to the end of the line moskvapetushki. I understand it is regarded as one of the great works of russian fiction of the second half of the 20th century. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 164 pages and is available in paperback format. Moscow to the end of the line by venedikt erofeev and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Vodka celebrates its fivehundredth anniversary, dec. Venedikt erofeev s most popular book is four quartets. Venedikt erofeev was born in 1938 and died in 1990 of throat cancer in a tragic parody of his autobiographical heros fate. While moscow to the end of the line or moscow circles two different translations of erofeev s moskvapetushki is one of my very favorite russian novels, it does not take place in moscow except for the very beginning, and it is more phantasmagoric than topographic, so i cant recommend it for your purposes. Erofeev moscow to the end of the line pdf moscow fiction. Moscow to the end of the line book by venedikt erofeev. Their steady stare is completely devoid of all tension.
Moscow to the end of the line by venedikt erofeev, 9780810112001, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. His fame rests essentially on the novel moskva petushki, written in the 1970s and published in sixteen languages. Venedikt erofeev has 23 books on goodreads with 19851 ratings. Venedikt vasilyevich erofeev, was a russian writer. Moscow to the end of the line northwestern university press.
Everything he had in his delicate beautiful sensitive soul, he expressed in this poem, although its written as a prose. Venedikt erofeev died of throat cancer in 1990, just a year before the soviet union fell. Moscow to the end of the line and walpurgis night, or the steps of the commander which i havent yet read seem to be the only novels of his translated into english. H william tjalsma in this classic of russian humor and social commentary, a fired cable fitter goes on a binge and hopes a train to petushki where his most beloved of trollops awaits. The second book was misplaced before it could be published, or even distributed via samizdat network. This someone this man is called venya erofeev, which suggests a certain level of autobiography. Free download or read online moscow to the end of the line pdf epub book. In this classic of russian humor and social commenta. It was one of the prime examples of samizdat literature, and was not published in russia until 1987.
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The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 462 pages and is available in hardcover format. Venedikt erofeevs prose poem from moscow to petushki written between. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Venedikt erofeev wrote two books, of which moscow to the end of the line was first. En route, venichka talks with other travelers in dialogue. The first edition of moscow to the end of the line was sold out quickly, thanks to its being an edition of one copy and ends with this line after the narrator has been beaten to death just for being a vagrant. Moscow to the end of the line 1980 edition open library. Reading in english 9302011 university of texas at arlington.
Viewed this way, the book is easily assimilated to a narrative empha. The main characters of this cultural, russia story are. Moscow circles or moscow to the end of the line was written in 1968 or 1969. Venedikt erofeev, quote from moscow to the end of the line. Moscow circles english and russian edition by erofeev, venedikt, erofeev, benedict and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Written between 1969 and 1970 and passed around in samizdat, it was first published in 1973 in israel and later, in 1977, in paris. Summer in badenbaden and moscow to the end of the line. Erofeev moscow to the end of the line pdf free download as pdf file.
Venedikt erofeev author of moscow to the end of the line. Whats the best russian novel to read while living in moscow. Moscow to the end of the line is a highly entertaining book and it is a book that is very important in understanding the russia of both yesterday and today as well. Pdf a gentleman in moscow book by amor towles free. Moscow to the end of the line, book by venedikt erofeev. He garnered much acclaim for a string of awardwinning documentaries in the 1990s and for his feature films last resort and my summer of love, both of which won a bafta and many other european awards.