The “Strangely Apolitical” Politics of Tora Lane’s Platonov

  • Jason Cieply

Abstract

Book review: Tora Lane. Andrey Platonov: The Forgotten Dream of the Revolution

Lexington Books, 2018, 160 p. ISBN 1498547753

Author Biography

Jason Cieply

Assistant Professor
Hamilton College,
Clinton, New York
E-mail: jcieply@hamilton.edu

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Published
2021-01-20
How to Cite
Cieply, J. (2021). The “Strangely Apolitical” Politics of Tora Lane’s Platonov. Stasis, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.33280/2310-3817-21-10-4-230-251