tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post6595793593000051716..comments2024-01-05T11:16:11.081+00:00Comments on Russian Dinosaur: Put a lock in itRussian Dinosaurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708798725927250672noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-21950924861740724362014-09-29T14:13:53.327+01:002014-09-29T14:13:53.327+01:00Thanks for your comment, Oliver (and for clarifyin...Thanks for your comment, Oliver (and for clarifying the date of first publication for 'Vse proplyvaiushchie'). It's great to hear from the Buida expert that these stories are connected not just by theme, but also by Buida's admiration for Platonov. As for 'Lavr', I liked the reviews so mcuh I ordered it for my university library - but I haven't got around to reading it yet...Russian Dinosaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708798725927250672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-38907893191303818122014-09-29T10:28:36.445+01:002014-09-29T10:28:36.445+01:00An apt comparison... As it happens, I translated B...An apt comparison... As it happens, I translated Buida's story years ago (as 'All Those Sailing Past', in The Prussian Bride) but never thought of this connection, though Platonov is Buida's favourite 20C Russian writer. Actually, it appeared first in the short-story cycle Prusskaya nevesta (NLO, 1998), but it's interesting that Buida should have called his later collection (2011) - which recycles that cycle, and adds more - after this beautiful story. Incidentally, Buida's novel Yermo (mid-90s, which he recently reedited and republished) continues the Venetian theme; as does Evgeny Vodolazkin's Lavr...Oliver Readynoreply@blogger.com