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Igor Klekh writes from the crossroads of Europe Ukraine influenced by theRussian literature tradition of the east and the languages and dialects of bothCentral Europe and his native country. As one of the brightest lights to comeout of the postperestroika literary scene Klekhs work has been welcomed as asynthesis of the two traditions and celebrated as some of the mostbreathtakingly original prose of recent years. The publication of his novellaKallimakhs Wake included in this collection in 1993 and his work sincehas drawn comparisons to Borgesfor the blurring of boundaries between formsand styles to Gogols work in both Russian and Ukrainian language to Ecosuse of esoteric knowledge and to the stylistic innovations reminiscent ofLatin American magical realists. A Land the Size of Binoculars collects thefive short pieces and novella that comprise his Galician Motifs and two morerecent novellas. Throughout Klekh passes over landscapes as intimate as theterrain between fathers and sons and as broad as the Carpathian Mountains. «
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