Youthful Melancholy: Yevgeny Yevtushenko: Letters of Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Author: Yevgeny Yevtushenko
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: This book is a complete translation of 117 surviving letters by Yevgeny Yevtushenko in Russia, showcasing the emotions, thoughts, and sparks of wisdom nurtured by the 20th-century Russian national poetic soul as he interacted with new friends. The originality, isolation, and vividness of the letters give readers a precious opportunity to glimpse the poet's inner world and capture his artistic personality. This book is a complete translation of 117 surviving letters by Yevgeny Yevtushenko in Russia, showcasing the emotions, thoughts, and sparks of wisdom nurtured by the 20th-century Russian national poetic soul as he interacted with new friends. It is a valuable piece of Russian cultural heritage, not only documenting Yevtushenko's social ideals, literary views, psychological qualities, and aesthetic tastes but also, to some extent, recreating the tragic atmosphere of the era in which the poet lived, leaving readers moved or chilled to the bone. The originality, isolation, and vividness of the letters give readers a precious opportunity to glimpse the poet's inner world and capture his artistic personality.