Russia's Open Book: Writing in the Age of Putin (2013)
Overview
Who is the new Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, or Gogol waiting to be discovered by the English-speaking world? Hosted by actor, author, and activist Stephen Fry, focuses on six authors whose vibrant, idiosyncratic work continues to gain traction with a global audience: Dmitry Bykov, Mariam Petrosyan, Zakhar Prilepin, Anna Starobinets, Vladimir Sorokin, and Lyudmila Ultiskaya. With contributions from their literary critics, publishers, and peers, the film features extensive interviews with each author.
Cast
Stephen Fry
Vladimir Sorokin
Zakhar Prilepin
Lyudmila Ulitskaya
Anna Starobinets
Juliet Stevenson
Self- Narrator (voice)
Dmitry Bykov
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