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On September 9, 2015, Ludmila Ulitskaya will be giving a public lecture 'Free Man in Times of Totalitarism'.
Time: 19:00, Venue: Elizabetes iela, 61, Rīga
Tickets are available here: http://www.bilesuserviss.lv/rus/bileti/teatris/cits/ludmila-ulicka-saruna-par-galveno-163915/
Shortlisted for the Big Book National Literary Award (2006, Russia)
Rights sold: Finland - SILTALA, France - GALLIMARD, Germany - HANSER, Hungary - MAGVETO, Iran - SALESS PUBLICATIONS, Korea - EULYOO, Romania - HUMANITAS, Russia - EKSMO, AST, Serbia - PAIDEIA
Ever since this book appeared in Russia, it was an overwhelming success. Each Ulitskaya's book is a case by itself, a step forward and towards the new territories of prose. Similar to her other title published lately (Daniel Stein), in this work the Author matures towards a kaleidoscopic vision of destinies of different people, a wide tapestry of the modern life composed of the lives of people around her. In her interviews, the Author on several occasions stated that she «never invents anything», and that all her plots, no matter how extraordinary and fantastic they may seem, happened to somebody she knows: she just manages to penetrate...
Read moreRights sold: Bulgaria - SONM, Russia - AST, World English - NYRB
The novel’s title refers to the Greek tragedy of Agamemnon who, after his return from Troy, was killed by Aegisthus, the lover of his wife, Clytemnestra. The King of Agamemnon follows Nikolai Zhestovsky, a researcher and philosopher, whose modern life in the twentieth century, including current-day Russia, begins to mimic Agamemnon’s ancient tragedy. Critics praised Sharov’s last work for its profound philosophical reflections and unexpected historical parallels.
The novel sold 10,000 copies in Russia.