ELKOST International literary agency - Ludmila Ulitskaya in NY from March 31st to April 8th, 2011

Celebrating the U.S. publication of her acclaimed novel Daniel Stein, Interpreter (Overlook Press, April 2011), Ludmila Ulitskaya will be making several public appearances in NY:

She’ll be at the Brooklyn Public Library on Monday, April 2, at 4 p.m., for a Russian-language program.

See http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/events/culturearts/ for details.

Ticketed event, and SOLD OUT

On Monday, April 4, at 3:00 p.m. - Interview and Podcast in PEN American Center
On Monday, April 4, at 6:30 p.m. - An Evening with Ludmila Ulitskaya, Reception/Reading and Q&A sponsored by SNOB Media and Overlook Press at Boutique Eat and Shop, 559 W. 22nd Street.

Details:http://boutiqueeatshop.com/upcoming-events

Ulitskaya will also read at The Harriman Institute on Tuesday, April 5, at 6 p.m. Seminar Room 1, Faculty House, Columbia University, 64 Morningside Drive, New York

See http://www.harrimaninstitute.org/events/monthly_calendar.html for details

On Wednesday, April 6, at 7 p.m. Ulitskaya will appear at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in a CEC ArtsLink program. See http://www.cecartslink.org/wordpress/2011/03/14/an-evening-with-ludmila-ulitskaya/ for details. Moderator: Peter Mayer, Overlook Press

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A TRACE IN THE FOOTPRINT, a novel by Vladimir Sharov

Rights sold: Russia - OLMA, ARSIS BOOKS, World Arabic - DREAMBOOK

A Trace in the Footprint is a family saga set in twentieth century Russia. The plot follows a character named Fyodor who begins to research the genealogy of his adoptive father, Golosov. This leads to the unraveling of a whole century of family history beginning with his great-grandfather. Fyodor soon discovers that his family’s history is inextricably linked to that of the Socialist Revolutionaries, the political party that would eventually split into the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks. The novel depicts the changes in Fyodor’s family after being forced to adapt to the political and social changes that took place after the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. Critically, the novel was praised for its classical narration reminiscent of Tolstoy’s realism.

Once published in hard copy in 1992, the book sold over 25,000 copies in Russia.

Sharov’s A Trace in the Footprint...

Baize-Covered Table with Decanter, a novel by Vladimir Makanin (1993)

Rights sold: China - LITZIAN, France - GALLIMARD, AWorld English - Readers International,

Winner of the 1993 Russian Booker Award

Baize-Covered Table with Decanter describes one man's psychological torture as he faces an impending visit to be interrogated at the Table for a perceived, minor infraction. Makanin describes in some detail each character present at the Table, their purpose, techniques, and psychology. He also descibes in flashbacks the physical torture of suspects in Soviet days past and the mental torture of some as they are forcibly drugged in state mental hospitals. The book contains a few sections with an adult material not appropriate for minors; one scene in particular describes the sexual abuse of a corpse and is really quite disturbing.

Makanin does a good job describing the moral corruption of Russian/Soviet society. Neighbor is turned...

Ludmila Ulitskaya in NY from March 31st to April 8th, 2011

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A TRACE IN THE FOOTPRINT, a novel by Vladimir Sharov

Baize-Covered Table with Decanter, a novel by Vladimir Makanin (1993)