Olexandr Dovzhenko (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Olexandr Ivakhnenko (illustrator). Scarce oversized hardcover, 71 pages, b&w illustrations in text, NOT ex-library. No ISBN. Translated from the Ukrainian by Anatole Bilenko. Clean, untanned interior with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Faint grubby marks on page edges externally. Rear board with a barcode sticker; creased and edge-torn lower outer corner. Small indentations to the upper spine. Issued without a dust jacket. -- "Dovzhenko (1894-1956) was an outstanding Soviet Ukrainian film director, prose and scenario writer, and winner of USSR state prizes and the Lenin Prize. In 1958, at an international film festival in Brussels, his film The Land was included in the 12 best motion pictures of all times and peoples. Dovzhenko influenced the cinema of many countries, especially Italy. Dovzhenko's world outlook and creative methods were shaped by the October socialist revolution of 1917. His films are a whole epoch in the history of Soviet cinema. With a great deal of mastery they depict the heroic struggle of our people in establishing Soviet power, the socialist changes in the countryside, the courage and devotion of the Soviet people in the war against fascism, and the moral grandeur of his contemporaries building the bright future of their country. Epic treatment of themes and profound lyricism are the main features of Dovzhenko's works. During the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 Dovzhenko wrote several stories, sketches and publicistic articles. In 1942, in his diary, Dovzhenko made the first entries about his childhood, which he later used in the autobiographical story The Enchanted Desna (1954-1955). It was not without reason that during this severe time for his country he wanted to write a book about the formation of a generation which was to build a new world and later defend it in the years of hard trials. The Enchanted Desna is a real poem about the making of man, the moral beauty of those who work the land, and the charming nature of the author's native countryside. The story is imbued with deep lyricism and gentle humor. It would not be far-fetched to say that by writing this realistic and philosophical story Dovzhenko provided his readers with a key to understanding his entire heritage.".

(Literatura ucraniana, soviética. Narrativa). Kiev (RSS de Ucrania), Editorial Dnipró, 1972. Introducción por Maxim Rillskiy. Traducido del ucraniano por Roman Gupalo. Retrato b/n del autor por Vasil Chebanik. 84 p. 2 h. 8º menor. Tela editorial impresa. Muy buen ejemplar. Primera edición en castellano.