Cultural capitalism : literature and the market after socialism / Bradley A. Gorski.

Author/creator Gorski, Bradley A. author.
Format Book
PublicationIthaca [New York] : Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2025.
Copyright Date©2025
Descriptionxv, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesNIU series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies
NIU series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies. ^A1389029
Contents Introduction: the cultural logic of postsocialism -- Bestseller: commodification and the anti-aesthetic -- Success: meritocracy and the spirit of capitalism -- Prizes: success without readers -- Circulation: world literature and the post-Soviet novel -- Readers: active audiences at the edges of literature -- Epilogue: anti-capitalism and the art of not being an artist.
Abstract "An exploration of the development of Russian literature in the market age. Post-Soviet capitalism, the privatized publishing industry, literary prizes, the critical establishment, and online modes of reading and writing are followed from the fall of state socialism up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Gorski, Bradley A. Cultural capitalism Ithaca, NY : Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2025 9781501779800
LCCN 2024021849
ISBN9781501779794
ISBN1501779796 hardcover
ISBNelectronic publication
ISBNelectronic book