Soviet diary, 1927 ; and other writings

Author(s)

• Prokofiev, Sergey
• Prokofiev, Oleg
• Palmer, Christopher

Bibliographic Information

Soviet diary, 1927 ; and other writings

Sergei Prokofiev ; translated and edited by Oleg Prokofiev ; associate editor, Christopher Palmer

Faber and Faber, 1991

Other Title

Literary works

Note

Translated from Russian

Includes bibliographical references (p. 302-307) and index

Contents of Works

• A Soviet diary
• A bad dog
• Tanya and the mushroom kingdom
• The wandering tower
• Misunderstandings sometimes occur
• The two marquises
• Autobiography

Description and Table of Contents

Description

To commemorate the centenary of Prokofiev's birth, the composer's son Oleg has put together this anthology of writings by Prokofiev himself. This collection includes the hitherto unpublished Soviet diary (1927) which, for reasons of political expediency, was held by the Prokofiev family for 50 years before they would allow it to be released. The diary records Prokofiev's return to Soviet Russia as a visiting celebrity after ten years in exile. With eyes refreshed by his banishment he offers glimpses of the Soviet Russia of the 1920s. The volume also contains fragments of several short stories, and an early autobiography, published many years ago in the Soviet Union and long since unavailable.

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Details

• NCID: BA1930635X
• ISBN:
  • 0571161588
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: rus
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 315 p., [16] p. of plates
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : ML410.P865
  • DC20 : 780/.92
  • DC20 : B
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953
  • LCSH : Composers -- Soviet Union -- Biography
  • LCSH : Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953 -- Diaries
  • LCSH : Composers -- Soviet Union -- Diaries
  • LCSH : Soviet Union -- Description and travel -- 1917-1944