During the brief 51 years of his life he drifted across russia without a set residency permit, taking on a series of laboring jobs whilst philosophizing, writing and drinking, existing in the same chaotic manner that characterizes the lives of this protagonists. Moscow to the end of the line by venedikt erofeev goodreads. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Jun 21, 2019 erofeev moscow to the end of the line pdf in this classic of russian humor and social commentary, a fired cable fitter goes on a binge and hopes a train to petushki where his most beloved of. The main characters of this cultural, russia story are. Venedikt erofeev, quote from moscow to the end of the line. Why did a russian writer encourage people to get drunk on.
To begin with, let me remind you a few points i was talking about last time. Oct 26, 2017 but this does not at all relate to moscow to the end of the line, which is about someone travelling, or intending to travel, for he never actually arrives, from moscow to petushki. The russian writer whose surname is also written as erofeyev, yerofeev, and erofeev there seems to be a tremendous amount of confusion about this penned it in 1969, but it was first published 20 years later as a warning to. The samizdat classic moskva petushki is a comedic prose poem written in 1969 by venedikt erofeev.
At the consecutive railway stations, passengers recall the writer who used to travel with them. The production has been mounted by the emil varda studio under the name all roads lead to the kurski station. Clayton oscar jevne moscow stations moscow to petushki. Moscow to the end of the line book by venedikt erofeev. Moskvapetushki was circulated in samiz dat among erofeevs friends in the late 60s. Pdf moscowpetushki of venedict erofeev and pulp fiction of. Written in 1969 moscow petushki was published abroad in tamizdat form in israel 1973 and paris 1977, but could not be published legally in moscow until 1989. Moscow to the end of the line northwestern university press. The novel consists basically of a long from moscow to petushki, where the narrator, an exconstruction foreman who shares the name of the author, plans on meeting his girlfriend and child. Or, how to try your hand at translation with a minimum of hubris this has been a pet project of mine for the last six months or so.
Prace je svym zamerenim primarne lingvisticka, ovsem nutne s jistym l iterarnim presahem. This page was last edited on 9 september 2019, at 17. Moscowpetushki, also known as moscow to the end of the line, moscow stations and moscow circles is a pseudoautobiographical prose poem about a cable fitter, intellectual and alcoholic venichka who was fired from his job, for the graphs creation of. Seventyfive years ago today, russias most mysterious writer and author of the prose poem moscow petushki, venedikt erofeev, was born north of. At the open of the story, he has just been fired from his job as foreman of a. But this does not at all relate to moscow to the end of the line, which is about someone travelling, or intending to travel, for he never actually arrives, from moscow to petushki. This article examines the arabian nights subtext of venedikt erofeev s moskva petushki, proposing that the subtext is far more extensive and relevant than previously recognized. Erofeev s moscow to the end of the line made its appearance in samizdat form in 1969. It was published first in europe and passed around the. Pdf the aim of the article is the attempt of reading two texts of culture, i. Moskva petushki by venedikt erofeev, 1980, taplinger pub.
Venedikt erofeevs 1969 moscow to the end of the line moskvapetushki. It seems almost a miracle that moscow petushki, erofeev s best know work, actually made it to publication. The shocking image of drunken russia is accompanied by quotes from the novel. Vassily aksyonov, venedikt erofeev, eduard limonov, and sasha sokolov. Venedikt vasilyevich yerofeyev, also benedict erofeev or erofeyev russian. Czech translations of the novella moscowpetushki by venedikt. On the one hand, i always liked the fact they had waists, and we hadnt. Free download or read online moscow to the end of the line pdf epub book. The samizdat classic moskvapetushki is a comedic prose poem written in 1969 by venedikt erofeev. Venedikt yerofeevs moscow stations is a curious novella.
Communist party censors denied publication of venedikt erofeevs 1970 novel moscow to the end of the line for its rejection of soviet ideology. Moscow stations by venedikt erofeev, paperback barnes. Moscow to the end of the line venedikt erofeev in this classic of russian humor and social commentary, a fired cable fitter goes on a binge and hopes a train to petushki where his most beloved of trollops awaits. Analysis of moscow to the end of the line the toro.
In the long term, venedikt erofeev s whole life was an attempt to complete his studies and to teach himself. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Venedikt erofeev author of moscow to the end of the line. Summer in badenbaden and moscow to the end of the line. The protagonist awakens to a fine and crisp morning full of freshness. Moskva petushki poema by venedikt erofeev 9785389031197 1 product rating.
Moskva petushki translated as moscow to the end of the lineis generally considered his masterpiece. Moscow to the end of the line by venedikt erofeev books, yo. Samizdat novels and the quest for autonomy in soviet. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Buy moscow to the end of the line european classics translated ed. Genre of drinking songs is known since the ancient times and by writing his drinking poem venedikt erofeev managed to widen boundaries of the genre significantly. Moscow petushki, also published as moscow to the end of the line, moscow stations, and moscow circles, is a. The arabian nights subtext in venedikt erofeevs moskva. Wapojif spotted it in a now closed bookshop in late 2003 whilst but a student in nottingham. Moscow stations, venedikt yerofeevs autobiographical novel, is in many ways the successor to gogols dead souls. The arabian nights subtext in venedikt erofeevas moskvapetushki lisa woodson email protected independent scholar abstract this article examines the arabian nights subtext of venedikt erofeevas moskva petushki, proposing that the subtext is far more extensive and relevant than pre viously recognized. Stories of his rich, turbulent inner life abound as he staggers through brezhnevs moscow and encounters dangerous, eccentric and often hilarious strangers on a train. The 80th anniversary of the late writer venedikt yerofeyev, the bard of russian drinking and desperation, is the reason to remember how his famous novel, moscow to the end of the line.
Petushki article about petushki by the free dictionary. Venichka erofeev venya, cultured alcoholic, selfmocking intellectual, regales us with an account of his heroic odyssey from moscow to provincial petushki. This someone this man is called venya erofeev, which suggests a certain level of autobiography. The divine plot is the pattern of kairoi in relation to the end 1967. Erofeevs moskvapetuffki 111 from moscow as the tick and his arrival in moscowpetugki as the tock. Written between 1969 and 1970 and passed around in samizdat, it was first published in 1973 in israel and later, in 1977, in paris.
This being venedikt erofeev s poem, moscow to the end of the line, originally in russian named, moscow petushki. It was previously published in england in 1991, entitled moscow circles, and is a splendid, hilarious, but ultimately tragic novel. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Venedikt vasilyevich erofeev, was a russian writer. Moscow stations is on of the most fascinating literary works of late soviet literature.
Evanston moscow to the end of the line 9780810112001. The first edition of the novel was published in 1969, and was written by venedikt erofeev. Venedikt erofeev died of throat cancer in 1990, just a year before the soviet union fell. Moskva petushki, which is translated in english as moscow to the end of the line, is venedikt erofeev s greatest work, one drunken mans venichkas journey on the moskovskaiagorskovskaia train line to visit his lover and child in the petushki. Moscowpetushki of venedict erofeev and pulp fiction of quentin tarantino in the context of postmodern thinking article pdf available december 2015 with 677 reads how we measure reads. Together, lets build an open library for the world. Pdf moscowpetushki of venedict erofeev and pulp fiction. Venedikt erofeev was born in 1938 and died in 1990 of throat cancer in a tragic parody of his autobiographical heros fate. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. Located on the left bank of the kliazma river volga basin, on the moscowgorky highway. Moscowpetushki, also published as moscow to the end of the line, moscow stations, and moscow circles, is a pseudoautobiographical postmodernist prose poem by russian writer and satirist venedikt yerofeyev. The film is about revisiting the locations of the worldfamous russian novel moscow petushki by venedikt yerofeyev.
The aim of the article is the attempt of reading two texts of culture, i. Subtitled a poem, this novella is indeed poetic and dense, mixing autobiography, fantasy and hallucination in the tragic life of the narrator, a homeless and occasionallyemployed alchoholic, who wanders the moscow streets and subway system forever in search of the next drink, and haunted by the dream of. Moscow petushki, also published as moscow to the end of the line, moscow stations, and moscow circles, is a pseudoautobiographical postmodernist prose poem by russian writer and satirist venedikt yerofeyev. Pdf moscow to the end of the line book by venedikt. His fame rests essentially on the novel moskva petushki, written in the 1970s and published in sixteen languages.
Erofeev moscow to the end of the line pdf moscow fiction. Moscow circles english and russian edition by erofeev, venedikt, erofeev, benedict and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The novel circulated underground in samizdat format within the ussr until after cpsu general secretary mikhail gorbachev introduced the policy of glasnost in the late 1980s. Moscowpetushki, also published as moscow to the end of the line, moscow stations, and moscow circles, is a pseudoautobiographical postmodernist prose poem by russian writer and satirist venedikt yerofeyev written between 1969 and 1970 and passed around in samizdat, it was first published in 1973 in israel and later, in 1977, in paris it was published in the soviet union only in 1989. In this classic of russian humor and social commentary, a fired cable fitter goes on a bing. Catching the train from moscow to petushki to meet his girlfriend, venya drinks a mindboggling amount of alcohol, is given advice by angels, has some of his bottles stolen, finds some drinking companions, spends much of his time delirious, and stumbles off the train to meet an inglorious end. Venya erofeev is going from moscow to petushki by train. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. From his students studies in the moscow university, he kept relations with some friends including the best translator of jrr tolkien into russian, vladimir muraviov, to whom the tragedy walpurgis night was later dedicated. This subtext highlights the tension in the book between linear and circular narratives, and the vicious circles venichka hopes to. Performance and performativity in the late soviet text ann komaromi, university of toronto while venedikt erofeev s moskva petushki moscow stations, written 1969 has been designated variously as an epic poem poema, a novel or a noveljoke romananekdot, its suitability for dramatic performance seems. Moskvape tuglo, from its title to its structure is a kermodian plot with venjas departure the end in v.
Play based on venedikt erofeevs moskvapetushki debuts at. Moscow to the end of the line by venedikt erofeev book resume. Moscow stations by venedikt yerofeev professional moron. Moscow to the end of the line 1980 edition open library. Erofeev, venedikt, 19381990 lc linked data service. Moscow petushki of venedict erofeev and pulp fiction of quentin tarantino using the comparative approach that goes. Moskvapetushki poema by venedikt erofeev 9785389031197. Jan 02, 2011 from a documentary on the novel moscow to the end of the line moscow petushski moscow circles by venedikt erofeev. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the moscow to the end of the line, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. The majority of the narrative in this prosepoem takes place during a metaphysical train journey between moscow and petushki, a suburban settlement that appropriates a utopianlike quality in the mind of venichka, the drunken. Erofeev moscow to the end of the line pdf in this classic of russian humor and social commentary, a fired cable fitter goes on a binge and hopes a train to petushki. Moscowpetushki, also published as moscow to the end of the line, moscow stations, and moscow circles, is a. Yerofeyev, whose grotesque latterday picaresque moscowpetushki published in a clandestine samizdat edition in 1968is a minor classic. It was published first in europe and passed around the soviet underground to great success, but not officially published in its native russia until 1989, a year before the authors death of throat cancer.
He managed to enter the philology department of the moscow state university but was expelled from the university after a year and a half because he did not attend compulsory military training. Moscow to the end of the line download pdfepub ebook. Moscow to the end of the line venedikt erofeev and h. Aug 14, 2016 welcome to the wild, unhinged, mental, and quite brilliant world of venedikt yerofeyevs moscow stations. Until 24 june 2018, fans of venedikt erofeevs phantasmagoric classic, moskvapetushki 196970. Moscow to the end of the line by venedikt erofeev youtube. Venedikt erofeev, quote from moscow to the end of the line ive always been in two minds about women, really. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them.
Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Moscowpetushki of venedict erofeev and pulp fiction of quentin tarantino using the comparative approach that goes. Published in english as moscowpetushki, moscow to the end of the line, and moscow stations the work was written between 1969 and 1970, first published in 1973 in israel, but. Benny or venya erofeev, the alter ego of the author, is traveling by train from moscow to petushki, which i take to be some sort of edenic paradise original sin does not burden anyone there, where he will be met by a real. Venichka, the firstperson narrator of this monologuebook, is a sort of everyalkie, trying to make his way by train from moscow hes lived there for years but has never seen the kremlin because of his drunken stupor to petushki the end of the linewhere a girl waits for him. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. I described the situation in late soviet literature which presented itself as a some sort of double pi. Venedikt erofeevs pseudoautobiographical poem in prose charts an electric train journey from moscow to petushki, a town in the vladimir oblast. Yerofeyev, whose grotesque latterday picaresque moscowpetushkipublished in a clandestine samizdat edition in 1968is a minor classic. In this classic of russian humor and social commentary, a fired cable fitter goes on a binge and hops a train to petushki where his most beloved of trollops. Abstract ceske preklady novely venedikta jerofejeva moskvapetuski 1 tak jsme praci nazvali a takove je i jeji tema. Moscow stations ebook by venedikt yerofeev rakuten kobo. A cult classic of the latesoviet era, moscowpetushki by venedikt erofeev remains a fixture in.
Moscow to the end of the line is written in a gloomy but frilly vers libre. In venedikt yerofeevs moscow petushki the character venichka, a version of the author, takes an increasingly surreal train ride towards petushki, a town at the end of a moscow line which he believes to be like paradise. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 164 pages and is available in paperback format. Moscow available for download and read online in other formats. Oct 24, 20 seventyfive years ago today, russias most mysterious writer and author of the prose poem moscowpetushki, venedikt erofeev, was born north of the arctic circle. The arabian nights subtext in venedikt erofeevs moskvapetushki. The russian writer whose surname is also written as erofeyev, yerofeev, and erofeev there seems to be a tremendous amount of confusion about this penned it in 1969, but it was first published 20 years later as a warning to the population about heavy drinking. One of the texts im studying for my russian degree is the prose poem, or moscow petushki, by venedikt erofeev 19381990, one of the more eccentric writers of the late soviet era. In this classic of russian humor and social commentary, a fired cable fitter goes on a binge and hopes a train to petushki where his most beloved of trollops awaits. Welcome to the wild, unhinged, mental, and quite brilliant world of venedikt yerofeyevs moscow stations. Stephen mulrine is a glasgowborn poet and playwright. In two short comic masterpieces written almost simultaneously at the turn of the 1970s venedikt erofeevs moscowpetushki moskvapetushki.
A spellbound traveler from moscow to petushki russia beyond. The erasmian irony of moscowpetushki the most effervescent current of russian prose since the 1920s had its source in a technical innovation. Moscowpetushki of venedict erofeev and pulp fiction of quentin tarantino in the context of postmodern. Read more inspire your inbox sign up for daily fun facts about this day in history, updates, and special offers. Moscow to the end of the line by venedikt erofeev kirkus. Moscow to the end of the line free download as pdf file. The author it has been said subsequently lost the manuscript while. When reading it in translation i noticed quite a few. Jan 01, 2000 read venedikterofeevs moscow petushki.
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