Preface List of abbreviations Introduction: the problem of reading Platonov 1. Consciousness and matter: Platonov in Voronezh and Tambov (1917-26) 2. Learning the language of being (1926-7) 3. Chevengur and the utopian genre 4. Platonov and the culture of the Five-Year Plan (1929-31) 5. 'Socialist Realist' Platonov (1934-51) Conclusion Notes Select bibliography Index.
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