Igor Savelyev: Off the Beaten Tracks: Stories by Russian Hitchhikers

Tatiana Mazepinais the latest winner of the Debut Prize for a travelogue about her Eastern travels. She is a member of the “Society of Free Travelers” and works as a journalist writing on religious matters.

“An unusually gifted generation is entering Russian literature. Literature has not seen such an influx of energy in a long time. This new generation — both the individual writers and the phenomenon as a whole — deserves great attention.”

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Debut launched its international publishing program in 2009. Three anthologies of Debut winners in English translation have been published. French, German, Spanish, and two Chinese editions have come out while Italian and Serbian editions are under way.

The prize was established in 2000 by Andrei Skoch, the founder of the Pokolenie Foundation for humanitarian projects. Debut is coordinated by the Booker-prize winning author Olga Slavnikova. A huge database of texts by young writers has been accumulated.

Awarded annually the Debut Prize is the largest and most authoritative Russian project today spotlighting young talents. Every year Debut receives up to 50,000 submissions from across Russia and worldwide. This new generation is declaring itself with increasing confidence in all literary areas.

“These emerging writers throw around their technical mastery, richness of perception and uniqueness of experience with a confidence that’s almost terrifying. This is not a collection to miss.”

“There is clearly a very varied and committed range of young writers in Russia. They provide new perspectives and deserve to be heard.”

“Meet Russia’s young, exportable writers…”

“Debut… a project of awe-inspiring ambition in a climate ripe for dystopian fantasy…”

GLAS NEW RUSSIAN WRITING

Contemporary Russian literature in English translation

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The premier showcase for contemporary Russian writing in English translation, GLAS has been discovering new writers and rediscovering under-appreciated past masters since 1991.

Based in Moscow, GLAS has published anthologies grouped around a unifying theme (e.g. revolution, fear, childhood, women’s views) as well as books by single authors.

With more than 100 names represented, GLAS is the most comprehensive English-language source on Russian letters today — a must for libraries, students of world literature, and all those who love good writing.

Vlas Doroshevich. What the Emperor Cannot Do . Tales and Legends of the Orient.

Michele A. Berdy. The Russian Word’s Worth. A humorous and informative guide to the Russian language, culture and translation. 2nd rev. ed.

The Scared Generation: Vasil Bykov’s The Manhunt and Boris Yampolsky’s The Old Arbat .

Mikhail Levitin. A Jewish God in Paris . Three novellas.

T.J. Perry. Twelve Stories of Russia: a Novel I Guess . 3rd. ed.

This is the third volume in the Glas subseries presenting young Russian authors, winners and finalists of the Debut Prize founded by the Pokolenie Foundation for humanitarian projects in 2000. Glas acknowledges its generous support in publishing this book.

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Editors: Natasha Perova and Joanne Turnbull

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ebook ISBN 978-5-7172-00104-9

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