On the History of the Novel We, 1937-1952 : Zamiatin's We and the Chekhov Publishing House
On the History of the Novel We, 1937-1952 : Zamiatin's We and the Chekhov Publishing House
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论小说《我们》的历史,1937-1952:扎米亚京的《我们》和契诃夫出版社
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10.1163/221023911x567641
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发表时间:
2011
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通讯作者:
Yukio Nakano
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吉川学;梶保博昭;堅田利明;大原宣久;Yukio Nakano
AbstractWhen Zamiatin died in 1937, his novelWeremained unpublished in Russian, although it was available in several languages. Eventually, it was published in its original language by the Chekhov Publishing House in 1952. So, what manuscript was the basis for the Chekhov Publishing House edition ofWe?At the death of Zamiatin, his widow, Liudmila Zamiatina had two galley proofs. When Mikhail Kaprpovich, editor-in-chief of New Journal, had an interest in publishing the novel in 1949, Liudmila sent the galley prood to Gleb Struve for the publication in New Journal. And, according to the correspondence of Gleb Struve and Vera Aleksandrova, editor-in-chief of the Chekhov Publishing House, she received this galley proof from Mikhail Karpovich. Very likely, The Chekhov Publishing House edition ofWewas based on this galley proof. Meanwhile, the Chekhov Publishing House was a branch of the East European Fund subsidized by the Ford Foundation. And the East European Fund assisted the Community Integration Program's efforts to help the refugees from Soviet Bloc nations to get settled in the United States and supported research programs on the U.S.S.R. This fact reminds us of the case ofAnimal Farm. As Orwell mentioned in 1948, the American authorities seized about half the copies of his bookAnimal Farmin Ukrainian edition and handed them over to the Soviet repatriation camp. A Ukrainian translation ofAnimal Farmwas made by the D.P. historian, Ihor Ševčenko and distributed to Ukrainian readers in the camps.