Russian Beauty
| Author | Victor Erofeyev |
|---|---|
| Original title | Русская красавица |
| Country | Russia |
| Genre | Novel |
Publication date | 1990 |
Published in English |
1992 (UK) 1993 (US) |
| ISBN | 0-67-083606-0 |
| OCLC | 26395933 |
| Preceded by | Life with an Idiot |
| Followed by | In the Labyrinth of Accursed Questions |
Russian Beauty is a novel written by Russian author Victor Erofeyev.
Publication
Russian Beauty was released in Russia in 1990, and then translated into more than 20 languages. It was published in France under the name « La Belle de Moscou » ("Moscow Beauty") in 1991, and in English one year later.
Summary
The main character is a young woman named Irina Tarakanova. She tells the story of her life, mostly about her sexual encounters in a very excessive way.
Reception
In 1992, the British newspaper The Independent called Erofeyev "the exuberant new iconoclast of Russian literature." Noting the novel's sexual frankness, the paper added, "Victor Erofeyev's book, Russian Beauty, gives new impact to the phrase 'the Russians are coming'."[1]
In other media
The novel was filmed by an Italian producer but was considered by the author as "unsuccessful".