A Captive Spirit by Marina Tsvetaeva (Used Paperback) – Russian Literary Memoir

A Captive Spirit – Selected Prose by Marina Tsvetaeva

Author: Marina Tsvetaeva
Format: Paperback | Condition: Good (Used)
Genre: Literary Memoir / Russian Modernist Prose

Exiled in Paris and isolated within the émigré community, Marina Tsvetaeva became increasingly attuned to biography, history, and myth. This collection features her celebrated portraits of poets Maximilian Voloshin and Andrei Bely—vivid eyewitness accounts—alongside moving family chronicles told through a child’s perspective.

Her lyrical reminiscences of father, mother, and siblings capture intimate truths with extraordinary immediacy. Two works of literary criticism round out the volume, revealing Tsvetaeva’s formidable analytical intelligence. Vladimir Nabokov called her “a writer of genius.”

• Perfect for fans of: Anna Akhmatova, Boris Pasternak, Russian modernism, literary biography
• Frequently asked: Is this fiction or nonfiction? It’s nonfiction—selected prose essays and memoir by one of Russia’s greatest 20th-century poets.
• Condition details: Good — may have light wear; text is clean and readable