Cover via Open Library · Open Library
Chevengur
Sign in to saveChevengur () is a socio-philosophical novel by Andrei Platonov, written in 1928. It is his longest work and often regarded by scholars as the most significant of his works. Although its fragments were published in the Soviet magazine Krasnaya Nov, the novel was banned in the Soviet Union until 1988. Full text of the novel was published by Ardis in 1972.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- Andrei Platonov
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- Image
- Chevengur 1930.jpg
Show 4 more facts
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~7 min read
Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Title of the novel
- Plot
- Ideological origins
- Interpretations
- Genre
- Publishing history
- References
- External links
Chevengur () is a socio-philosophical novel by Andrei Platonov, written in 1928. It is his longest work and often regarded by scholars as the most significant of his works. Although its fragments were published in the Soviet magazine Krasnaya Nov, the novel was banned in the Soviet Union until 1988. Full text of the novel was published by Ardis in 1972.
The novel was first translated into English in 1978 by Anthony Olcott.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chevengur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.