Reading Europe - Russia - The Big Green Tent

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01Those Wondrous School Years20180205Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the Soviet Union follows three school friends through the decades after the death of Stalin. The boys are bound together by a love of Russian literature and, as they reach adulthood, become involved in samizdat - the production and distribution of texts banned by the state.

Ludmila Ulitskaya is one of Russia's best-selling and most celebrated authors. Her 14 novels include Medea and Her Children, The Funeral Party and The Kukotsky Case, which won the 2001 Russian Booker Prize. Her novel Daniel Stein, Interpreter won the 2007 Big Book Award and was shortlisted for the 2007 Russian Booker as well as the Russian Booker of the Decade. She previously worked as a geneticist and as artistic director of Moscow's Hebrew Theatre. The Big Green Tent was first published in Russia in 2010 and in an English translation by Polly Gannon in 2015.

Read by Rachael Stirling

Abridged by Sara Davies from the translation by Polly Gannon

Produced by Mair Bosworth.

Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the decades after the death of Stalin.

Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature

02The New Teacher20180206Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the Soviet Union follows three school friends through the decades after the death of Stalin. The boys are bound together by a love of Russian literature and, as they reach adulthood, become involved in samizdat - the production and distribution of texts banned by the state.

Ludmila Ulitskaya is one of Russia's best-selling and most celebrated authors. Her 14 novels include Medea and Her Children, The Funeral Party and The Kukotsky Case, which won the 2001 Russian Booker Prize. Her novel Daniel Stein, Interpreter won the 2007 Big Book Award and was shortlisted for the 2007 Russian Booker as well as the Russian Booker of the Decade. She previously worked as a geneticist and as artistic director of Moscow's Hebrew Theatre. The Big Green Tent was first published in Russia in 2010 and in an English translation by Polly Gannon in 2015.

Read by Rachael Stirling

Abridged by Sara Davies from the translation by Polly Gannon

Produced by Mair Bosworth.

Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the decades after the death of Stalin.

Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature

03The Lovers Of Russian Literature20180207Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the Soviet Union follows three school friends through the decades after the death of Stalin. The boys are bound together by a love of Russian literature and, as they reach adulthood, become involved in samizdat - the production and distribution of texts banned by the state.

Ludmila Ulitskaya is one of Russia's best-selling and most celebrated authors. Her 14 novels include Medea and Her Children, The Funeral Party and The Kukotsky Case, which won the 2001 Russian Booker Prize. Her novel Daniel Stein, Interpreter won the 2007 Big Book Award and was shortlisted for the 2007 Russian Booker as well as the Russian Booker of the Decade. She previously worked as a geneticist and as artistic director of Moscow's Hebrew Theatre. The Big Green Tent was first published in Russia in 2010 and in an English translation by Polly Gannon in 2015.

Read by Rachael Stirling

Abridged by Sara Davies from the translation by Polly Gannon

Produced by Mair Bosworth.

Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the decades after the death of Stalin.

Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature

04Friendship Of The Peoples20180208Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the Soviet Union follows three school friends through the decades after the death of Stalin. The boys are bound together by a love of Russian literature and, as they reach adulthood, become involved in samizdat - the production and distribution of texts banned by the state.

Ludmila Ulitskaya is one of Russia's best-selling and most celebrated authors. Her 14 novels include Medea and Her Children, The Funeral Party and The Kukotsky Case, which won the 2001 Russian Booker Prize. Her novel Daniel Stein, Interpreter won the 2007 Big Book Award and was shortlisted for the 2007 Russian Booker as well as the Russian Booker of the Decade. She previously worked as a geneticist and as artistic director of Moscow's Hebrew Theatre. The Big Green Tent was first published in Russia in 2010 and in an English translation by Polly Gannon in 2015.

Read by Rachael Stirling

Abridged by Sara Davies from the translation by Polly Gannon

Produced by Mair Bosworth.

Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the decades after the death of Stalin.

Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature

05Olga20180209Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the Soviet Union follows three school friends through the decades after the death of Stalin. The boys are bound together by a love of Russian literature and, as they reach adulthood, become involved in samizdat - the production and distribution of texts banned by the state.

Ludmila Ulitskaya is one of Russia's best-selling and most celebrated authors. Her 14 novels include Medea and Her Children, The Funeral Party and The Kukotsky Case, which won the 2001 Russian Booker Prize. Her novel Daniel Stein, Interpreter won the 2007 Big Book Award and was shortlisted for the 2007 Russian Booker as well as the Russian Booker of the Decade. She previously worked as a geneticist and as artistic director of Moscow's Hebrew Theatre. The Big Green Tent was first published in Russia in 2010 and in an English translation by Polly Gannon in 2015.

Read by Rachael Stirling

Abridged by Sara Davies from the translation by Polly Gannon

Produced by Mair Bosworth.

Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the decades after the death of Stalin.

Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature

06The Dragnet20180212Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the Soviet Union follows three school friends through the decades after the death of Stalin. The boys are bound together by a love of Russian literature and, as they reach adulthood, become involved in samizdat - the production and distribution of texts banned by the state.

Ludmila Ulitskaya is one of Russia's best-selling and most celebrated authors. She previously worked as a geneticist and as artistic director of Moscow's Hebrew Theatre. Her 14 novels include Medea and Her Children, The Funeral Party and The Kukotsky Case, which won the 2001 Russian Booker Prize. Her novel Daniel Stein, Interpreter won the 2007 Big Book Award and was shortlisted for the 2007 Russian Booker as well as the Russian Booker of the Decade. The Big Green Tent was first published in Russia in 2010 and in an English translation by Polly Gannon in 2015.

Read by Rachael Stirling

Abridged by Sara Davies

Produced by Mair Bosworth.

Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the decades after the death of Stalin.

Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature

07Mikha20180213Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the Soviet Union follows three school friends through the decades after the death of Stalin. The boys are bound together by a love of Russian literature and, as they reach adulthood, become involved in samizdat - the production and distribution of texts banned by the state.

Ludmila Ulitskaya is one of Russia's best-selling and most celebrated authors. She previously worked as a geneticist and as artistic director of Moscow's Hebrew Theatre. Her 14 novels include Medea and Her Children, The Funeral Party and The Kukotsky Case, which won the 2001 Russian Booker Prize. Her novel Daniel Stein, Interpreter won the 2007 Big Book Award and was shortlisted for the 2007 Russian Booker as well as the Russian Booker of the Decade. The Big Green Tent was first published in Russia in 2010 and in an English translation by Polly Gannon in 2015.

Read by Rachael Stirling

Abridged by Sara Davies

Produced by Mair Bosworth.

Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the decades after the death of Stalin.

Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature

08Sanya20180214Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the Soviet Union follows three school friends through the decades after the death of Stalin. The boys are bound together by a love of Russian literature and, as they reach adulthood, become involved in samizdat - the production and distribution of texts banned by the state.

Ludmila Ulitskaya is one of Russia's best-selling and most celebrated authors. She previously worked as a geneticist and as artistic director of Moscow's Hebrew Theatre. Her 14 novels include Medea and Her Children, The Funeral Party and The Kukotsky Case, which won the 2001 Russian Booker Prize. Her novel Daniel Stein, Interpreter won the 2007 Big Book Award and was shortlisted for the 2007 Russian Booker as well as the Russian Booker of the Decade. The Big Green Tent was first published in Russia in 2010 and in an English translation by Polly Gannon in 2015.

Read by Rachael Stirling

Abridged by Sara Davies

Produced by Mair Bosworth.

Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the decades after the death of Stalin.

Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature

09Testimony20180215Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the Soviet Union follows three school friends through the decades after the death of Stalin. The boys are bound together by a love of Russian literature and, as they reach adulthood, become involved in samizdat - the production and distribution of texts banned by the state.

Ludmila Ulitskaya is one of Russia's best-selling and most celebrated authors. She previously worked as a geneticist and as artistic director of Moscow's Hebrew Theatre. Her 14 novels include Medea and Her Children, The Funeral Party and The Kukotsky Case, which won the 2001 Russian Booker Prize. Her novel Daniel Stein, Interpreter won the 2007 Big Book Award and was shortlisted for the 2007 Russian Booker as well as the Russian Booker of the Decade. The Big Green Tent was first published in Russia in 2010 and in an English translation by Polly Gannon in 2015.

Read by Rachael Stirling

Abridged by Sara Davies

Produced by Mair Bosworth.

Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the decades after the death of Stalin.

Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature

1020180216Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the Soviet Union follows three school friends through the decades after the death of Stalin. The boys are bound together by a love of Russian literature and, as they reach adulthood, become involved in samizdat - the production and distribution of texts banned by the state.

Ludmila Ulitskaya is one of Russia's best-selling and most celebrated authors. She previously worked as a geneticist and as artistic director of Moscow's Hebrew Theatre. Her 14 novels include Medea and Her Children, The Funeral Party and The Kukotsky Case, which won the 2001 Russian Booker Prize. Her novel Daniel Stein, Interpreter won the 2007 Big Book Award and was shortlisted for the 2007 Russian Booker as well as the Russian Booker of the Decade. The Big Green Tent was first published in Russia in 2010 and in an English translation by Polly Gannon in 2015.

Read by Rachael Stirling

Abridged by Sara Davies

Produced by Mair Bosworth.

Ludmila Ulitskaya's epic novel of dissident life in the decades after the death of Stalin.

Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature