Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction ix
5. 1. The Soviet Literary Scene 1
6. 2. Chingiz Aitmatov: Myth and reality 32
7. 3. Bondarev and Bykov: The war theme 47
8. 4. Sergei Zalygin: Innovation and variety 61
9. 5. Valentin Rasputin: Village prose reconsidered 75
10. 6. Iurii Trifonov: City prose 88
11. Conclusion 106
12. Notes 109
13. Selected Bibliography 119
14. Index 125