Married for the first time
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Married for the first time
14.99 €
Pavel Nilin's books have long been classics of Soviet literature. He began as a journalist, which explains his attention to detail, to the everyday lives and daily routines of ordinary people, who always held a genuine interest for him. Therefore, his characters are authentic, vibrant, and still recognizable. Pavel Nilin's works have inspired famous films by Ivan Pyryev, Konstantin Voinov, and other directors. They starred Faina Ranevskaya, Mark Bernes, Vladimir Vysotsky, and Oleg Efremov.
The story "Married for the First Time," which gave the collection its title, was the basis for Iosif Kheifits's cult film, starring Yevgenia Glushenko and Nikolai Volkov. The plot centers on the eternal theme of the relationship between fathers and children, mothers and daughters.
A former concrete worker and now a cleaner at a research institute, Antonina has struggled to raise her daughter on her own. What's the outcome? Her youth is gone, her dreams are unfulfilled, her love life is a failure, and her capricious and selfish daughter has grown up but never matured. Antonina, meanwhile, has become a nuisance in her own home. She's like a bird in a cage, unable to escape. But Nilin gives her heroine a chance at happiness. It's not the beautiful, showy, "movie" kind of happiness, but a quiet, unassuming, yet genuine one.
The story "Married for the First Time," which gave the collection its title, was the basis for Iosif Kheifits's cult film, starring Yevgenia Glushenko and Nikolai Volkov. The plot centers on the eternal theme of the relationship between fathers and children, mothers and daughters.
A former concrete worker and now a cleaner at a research institute, Antonina has struggled to raise her daughter on her own. What's the outcome? Her youth is gone, her dreams are unfulfilled, her love life is a failure, and her capricious and selfish daughter has grown up but never matured. Antonina, meanwhile, has become a nuisance in her own home. She's like a bird in a cage, unable to escape. But Nilin gives her heroine a chance at happiness. It's not the beautiful, showy, "movie" kind of happiness, but a quiet, unassuming, yet genuine one.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series How We Lived: The Best of Soviet Prose