tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post259252372705794658..comments2024-01-05T11:16:11.081+00:00Comments on Russian Dinosaur: The Kingdom of Agamemnon: In Memory of Vladimir SharovRussian Dinosaurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708798725927250672noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-81611867477517787572018-08-21T14:37:11.184+01:002018-08-21T14:37:11.184+01:00I've never read anything of Sharov's, and ...I've never read anything of Sharov's, and you've definitely gotten me interested in giving <i>The Rehearsals</i> a try!Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-90702005715467229752018-08-19T09:42:35.043+01:002018-08-19T09:42:35.043+01:00A beautiful tribute, Muireann, to be placed alongs...A beautiful tribute, Muireann, to be placed alongside the many appearing in Russia at the moment. I'll share it with Vladimir's wife, now widow, Olga Dunaevskaya; she will be so glad to see it. The simile of the sea-shell is perfect. Water is everywhere in Sharov's novels - in Before and During, and even more so in Vozvrashchenie v Egipet (Return to Egypt) - and what the 'whorls' pull us into so powerfully is both the evil in which his characters are drowning and their stubborn faith that they will one day be cleansed.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605330638641226208noreply@blogger.com