Kassil, Lev
Entry updated 26 June 2023. Tagged: Author.
(1905-1970) Russian author who specialized in Young Adult tales, usually adherent to Soviet views of the proper development of Russian youth. Of sf interest is Shvambranye (1934; trans Sylvia Glass and Norbert Guterman as The Land of Shvambrania 1935; new trans Fainna Glagoleva as The Black Book and Schwambrania 1978 USSR), which describes a Lost World accessible only via a surreally dream-like version of the Fantastic Voyage. [JC]
Lev Abramovich Kassil
born Engels, Russia: 27 June 1905 [10 July 1905 new style]
died Moscow: 21 June 1970
works
- Shvambranye (Moscow: Farlag Emes, 1934) [the date 1933 has also been ascribed, but no publisher has been found: binding unknown/]
- The Land of Shvambrania (New York: The Viking Press, 1935) [trans by Sylvia Glass and Norbert Guterman of the above: hb/]
- The Black Book and Schwambrania (Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1978) [trans by Fainna Glagoleva of the above: hb/]
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