The birth of the body : : Russian erotic prose of the first half of the twentieth century : a reader / / translated and edited by Alexei Lalo.

• Superior document: Russian history and culture ; 12
• TeilnehmendeR: Lalo, Alexei.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Russian history and culture (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 12.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (166 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material --; Selected Excerpts /; In the Fog /; Seasickness /; The Tsarina of Kisses /; About Pornography /; The Decay of the Atom /; Without Bird Cherry /; Isanka /; Recommended Further Reading.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 1283854287; 9004242066
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: translated and edited by Alexei Lalo.

This concise reader/anthology of Russian and Soviet erotic prose written between 1900 and 1940 consists of three parts: Silver Age writings, interwar émigré literature, and early Soviet fiction. It was not the author’s intention to select the most accomplished works dedicated to the theme of sexuality and eroticism. Rather, the choice for the most part fell upon texts previously unavailable in English and thus less known to readers who do not read in Russian. In addition, these works give a good idea of how the “birth of the body” in Russian literature and culture actually happened and of the laborious, difficult nature of this birth.