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LITTLE ZINNOBERS IBD

GLAGOSLAV PUBLICATIONS B.V.
01 / 2019
9781911414384
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Is it possible to cultivate fundamental human values if you live in a totalitarian state? A teacher who has organised the school theatre sets out to prove that it is. Whilst the pupils rehearse Shakespeare&rsquo,s tragedies and comedies under her ever-vigilant eye, Soviet life begins to make its brutal adjustments. This story can be called a book about love, the tough kind of love that gets you through life and death.Little Zinnobersáis especially fascinating for British readers as we see Shakespeare&rsquo,s famous sonnets and plays touchingly brought to life by the Russian children and their gifted teacher, the novel&rsquo,s heroine. The teacher applies some of the playwright&rsquo,s satire to the socio-political situation of the USSR, while also using her English lessons to teach her students life&rsquo,s broader lessons.áEchoes of the Soviet Union can be felt in our own society today: people find themselves increasingly at odds with politicians&rsquo, hypocrisy, &lsquo,big brother&rsquo, is watching us through thousands of CCTVs, whilst political correctness determines what we can and cannot say. It is these subtle undercurrents which help make Chizhova&rsquo,s novel particularly pertinent for today&rsquo,s readership. Apart from being a magnificently written first-rate story,áLittleáZinnobersáis unique in the fact that it goes beyond the realm of politics and fiction to shed a new light on the relevance of British literary heritage today.Published with the support of the Institute for Literary Translation, Russia.

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