[SIGNED] Dalekie, blizkie [The Distant And The Close]

Author: Sedykh, Andrei
Title: [SIGNED] Dalekie, blizkie [The Distant And The Close]
Publication: New York, NY: New Russian Word, 1962

Description:

First edition. Softcover. 265 pages; 22 cm. Text in Russian. Cover by Saul Edelbaum. Autographed by the author on the half-title page. A copy with foxing on the cover.

A collection of essays written at different times about various prominent figures of 20th-century Russian culture. In the preface, the author explains the title: "The Distant And The Close" refers to the people he encountered at different periods of his life. Some became close friends, others remained mere acquaintances, and some, unfortunately, have passed away. Notable figures mentioned in the book include Ivan Bunin, Alexander Kuprin, Don-Aminado, Alexander Glazunov, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Marc Chagall, and others.

"The Distant And The Close" stands out among Sedykh's works for its enduring value to Russian culture. The author's reminiscences, intertwined with vivid descriptions and personal impressions, offer a unique perspective on the lives and works of the outstanding personalities of his time. Despite the years, the book remains relevant and is a significant source for understanding Russia's cultural heritage.

The table of contents includes: From the Author - A.I. Kuprin - Voloshin and Mandelstam - M.A. Aldanov - S.V. Rachmaninoff - K.D. Balmont - Three Humorists [Don Aminado, Sasha Cherny, Teffi] - V.L. Burtsev - A.M. Remizov - S.A. Koussevitzky - F.I. Chaliapin - P.N. Milyukov - Glazunov's Old Age - I.A. Bunin - Chagall - Montparnasse Shadows [featuring brief sketches of Chaim Soutine, Boris Poplavsky, Alexei Tolstoy, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Ilya Ehrenburg, Vladimir Pozner].

Andrei Sedykh, the pseudonym of Iakov Moiseevich Tsvibak (also known as Jacques Zwibak), was a distinguished Russian émigré author known for his extensive body of work, including 18 books of short stories, essays, histories, travelogues, and reminiscences. Born in Feodosiia, Russia, in 1902, he emigrated in 1920 and settled in Paris. There, he graduated from the Ecole des Sciences Politiques and contributed to several Russian-language newspapers. In 1932, he married actress Evgeniia Osipovna Lipovskaia, also known as Jenny Grey. Sedykh notably accompanied Ivan Bunin to the 1933 Nobel Prize ceremonies. With the onset of World War II, he relocated to New York, where he served as the editor-in-chief of "Novoe Russkoe Slovo" (New Russian Word).

Seller ID: 1034

Subject: Autographs, Emigre, Russian, Tamizdat (abroad-publishing)

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