Simply put, it is true literature, a phenomenon we encounter too rarely in any language. Maidenhair is a triumph of allusion and layering. In short, Maidenhair is the best post-Soviet Russian novel I have read. Shishkin has spoken of a desire to return Russian literature to its place in world culture, and he addresses themes that affect everyone - love, loss, war, illness, guilt, fear, death - without ever becoming trite or banal. Yes, the book addresses the Russian experience, but it is not post-Soviet exotica. Sadly, the boxer shorts were not ingested. More buying choices £13.43 (21 used & new offers) Calligraphy Lesson: The Collected Stories by Mikhail Shishkin, Marian Schwartz, et al. Book by Shishkin Mikhail 'Sinopsis' puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro. (.) Shishkin possesses an acute sense of the length of time he can spend in artful, fantastical language, and knows when he instead needs to tell a story that is easily comprehensible. His allegedly demanding style, his use of found material and even his residence in Switzerland have provoked and alienated critics, with one even claiming that he would 'eat his underpants in public' if Maidenhair sold more than 50,000 copies - which it did in the first 12 months following publication. Maidenhair by Mikhail Shishkin 4.0 (19) Paperback £1439£15.99 Get it Tuesday, 4 Apr FREE Delivery by Amazon Only 4 left in stock (more on the way). MAIDENHAIR, by Mikhail Shishkin Book Review Travel Through Stories 6. Maidenhair de Shishkin, Mikhail en - ISBN 10: 1934824364 - ISBN 13: 9781934824368 - Open Letter - 2012 - Tapa blanda. ' Maidenhair is as a whole a success, a potent, encyclopedic exploration of the art of storytelling. It is this, not politics, that has made Shishkin an occasionally controversial author in Russia. Thus Maidenhair exhibits an extraordinary multiplicity of voices, eras and styles.