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“It seems to me that the novel is very much alive as a form. Without any question, every epoch has its own forms, and the novel nowadays cannot resemble that of the nineteenth century. In this domain all experiments are justified, and it is better to write something new clumsily than to repeat the old brilliantly. In the nineteenth century, novels dealt with the fate of a person or of a family; this was linked to life in that period. In our time the destinies of people are interwoven. Whether man recognizes it or not, his fate is much more linked to that of many other people than it used to be.”

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Ilya Ehrenburg
Ilya Ehrenburg

Ilya Ehrenburg was a prominent Russian writer known for his novels, essays, and reportage. His works covered a wide range of themes, including war, love, and the fate of humanity. Ehrenburg's contributions to Soviet literature are significant, and his works have been translated into many languages. more

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