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Accidents in Cultural History: Coincidences and Misfortunes That Paved the Way to Masterpieces

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It's happened that a brilliant idea came to mind when an apple fell on your head. It's happened that a legendary work was created simply because someone urgently needed money. It's happened that a talented person is forced to work by some fool or scoundrel. And it's also happened that a talented person is a fool and a scoundrel themselves—but fate picks them up and elevates them to Olympus, Parnassus, or the top spot on the Billboard charts.

In his book "Accidents in the History of Culture," Svyatoslav Ivanov meticulously examines the incidents and missteps that helped Dante, Dostoevsky, Hollywood directors, and others make history.

What hoaxes and outright jokes influenced the emergence of bestsellers? How did hip-hop emerge from a power outage? How did fans shape the literary canon? Let's remember the story of Frankenstein's monster, the film "Jaws," iconic scenes from Hollywood's Golden Age, and more.
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