Theology of Terror: Vladimir Sharov’s Historiographic Metafiction
Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia 19 University Place, 2nd Floor, New York CityDuring Vladimir Sharov’s lifetime, his historical novels at first triggered heated discussions, serving as an example of postmodernist “blasphemous” treatment of Russian history; later they received important literary prizes; yet, they never belonged to the mainstream and enjoyed wide readership. However, after the writer’s untimely death, many literary authorities spoke about Sharov’s historiographic metafiction as one of the most powerful and original…