Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
A Note on Sources
Introduction
Chapter One: The Shukshin Legend
Chapter Two: The Actor and the Writer
Chapter Three: Shukshin’s Bright Souls
Chapter Four: Unforgettably Strange People
Chapter Five: Grotesque Characters
Chapter Six: The Author and His Critics
Chapter Seven: Return of the Prodigal Son
Chapter Eight: Telling His Own Story
Chapter Nine: The Search for Freedom:
Conclusion: The Shukshin Legend Revisited
Notes
Select Bibliography
Filmography
Index