Sinyavsky, Andrei (Also Abram Tertz) - Sinyavsky, Andrei (Also Abram Tertz) 1925–
Sinyavsky, Andrei (Also Abram Tertz) 1925–
Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and critic, Sinyavsky was arrested in 1965 for publishing outside of the Soviet Union under the pseudonym of Abram Tertz. His monumental A Voice from the Chorus is a depiction of life in the work camp to which he was assigned after his arrest. The bitter and satirical tone of his writing reveals a highly refined intelligence and wit as well as a deep compassion and understanding of his fellow man.
An astonishing book. As in "The Magic Mountain," [the] place of action [of "A Voice From the Chorus"] is set apart from the rest of the world, and, like Mann's masterpiece, it reflects upon life and death, myth and Christianity, philosophy and art. Yet this new place of seclusion, where winter also lasts seven months, is like Kafka's "Penal Colony" as well. It is not only in Kafka's world that to be born is to be guilty. In 1965 Andrei Sinyavsky, a young...
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