Valerii Pereleshin : The Life of a Silkworm

Bakich, Olga (author., Author, Author).

Summary: Olga Bakich's biography of Valerii Pereleshin (1913-1992) follows the turbulent life and exquisite poetry of one of the most remarkable Russian émigrés of the twentieth century. Born in Irkutsk, Pereleshin lived for thirty years in China and for almost forty years in Brazil. Multilingual, he wrote poetry in Russian and in Portuguese and translated Chinese and Brazilian poetry into Russian and Russian and Chinese poetry into Portuguese. For many years he struggled to accept and express his own identity as a gay man within a frequently homophobic émigré community. His poems addressed his three homelands, his religious struggles, and his loves. In Valerii Pereleshin: The Life of a Silkworm, Bakich delves deep into Pereleshin's poems and letters to tell the rich life story of this underappreciated writer.

Record details

ISBN: 9781442619036
Physical Description: 1 online resource (408 p.)
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Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:january.23 Multi-User.
Formatted Contents Note:	Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Part One: China, 1920-1952 -- 1. Russian Childhood -- 2. Harbin: On the Way to Becoming a Poet -- 3. Harbin: The Poet as a Monk -- 4. Beijing: "Wonderful, Beloved City" -- 5. Shanghai: Fogs and Chimeras -- 6 The Long Farewell -- 7. Cidade maravilhosa -- 8. Resurrection of the Poet -- 9. From Mount Nebo -- 10. The Left-hander -- 11. New Roads and Great Loss -- 12. Growing Recognition -- 13. Last Love, Last Books, Last Years -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Restrictions on Access Note:	restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Issued also in print.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted through purchase.
Language Note:	In English.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by publisher.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 15. Sep 2020)