Cultural capitalism : literature and the market after socialism / Bradley A. Gorski.
| Author/creator | Gorski, Bradley A. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Ithaca [New York] : Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | xv, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | NIU 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Gorski, Bradley A. Cultural capitalism Ithaca, NY : Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2025 9781501779800 |
| LCCN | 2024021849 |
| ISBN | 9781501779794 |
| ISBN | 1501779796 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
| ISBN | electronic book |