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| − | '''[[File:Volkov.jpg|thumb]]Alexander Melentyevich Volkov''' (14 July 1891 |
+ | '''[[File:Volkov.jpg|thumb]]Alexander Melentyevich Volkov''' (14 July 1891 - 3 July 1977) was a Russian mathematician and novelist; he introduced [[Oz]] to Russian readers. He is one of the most prominent figures in what has been called the [[Alternate Oz]] literature. |
| − | Volkov made a very free translation and adaptation of ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'' that was published in the Soviet Union in 1939. In Volkov's version, titled ''The Wizard of the Emerald City'', [[Dorothy Gale|Dorothy]] is named "Ellie" and Oz is "[[Magic Land]]" or "Goodwinia." Volkov's book proved popular with its Russian audience, and after World War II Volkov added five sequels of his own, which borrowed liberally from [[L. Frank Baum|Baum's]] books while injecting abundant original material. |
+ | Volkov made a very free translation and adaptation of ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (book)|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'' that was published in the Soviet Union in 1939. In Volkov's version, titled ''The Wizard of the Emerald City'', [[Dorothy Gale (Novels)|Dorothy]] is named "[[Ellie Smith]]" and Oz is "[[Magic Land]]" or "Goodwinia." Volkov's book proved popular with its Russian audience, and after World War II Volkov added five sequels of his own, which borrowed liberally from [[L. Frank Baum|Baum's]] books while injecting abundant original material. |
| + | According to [[Erika Haber]] in her biographical book ''[[Oz Behind the Iron Curtain]]'', he considered reworking ''[[Ozma of Oz]]'' but felt it was inferior to the first book. He found the characters of [[Tik-Tok (Novels)|Tik-Tok]], the [[Wheelers (Novels)|Wheelers]], and [[Langwidere (Novels)|Langwidere]] to be tasteless as he wrote regarding the rest of the series "I'm afraid that my plan to write another tale based on Frank Baum will have to be abandoned, there is nothing in these numerous plump books that is that good, that would be worth retelling to Soviet Children" (p. 172) |
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| ⚫ | Other Russian writers - [[Sergei Sukhinov]], [[Yuri Kuznetzov]], [[Leonid Vladimirsky]] (Volkov's illustrator), and [[Nikolai Bachnow]] among others - have carried on with Volkov's work, to create an alternative Oz literature. In turn, [[March Laumer]] and [[Chris Dulabone]] have adapted and translated two of Volkov's books into English language versions. |
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Volkov's ''Magic Land'' series is widely read in the countries of the former Soviet Bloc, and in China and in some Arab states; in much of the world his work is better known than Baum's. |
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Latest revision as of 13:17, 13 February 2023
Alexander Melentyevich Volkov (14 July 1891 - 3 July 1977) was a Russian mathematician and novelist; he introduced Oz to Russian readers. He is one of the most prominent figures in what has been called the Alternate Oz literature.
Volkov made a very free translation and adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz that was published in the Soviet Union in 1939. In Volkov's version, titled The Wizard of the Emerald City, Dorothy is named "Ellie Smith" and Oz is "Magic Land" or "Goodwinia." Volkov's book proved popular with its Russian audience, and after World War II Volkov added five sequels of his own, which borrowed liberally from Baum's books while injecting abundant original material.
According to Erika Haber in her biographical book Oz Behind the Iron Curtain, he considered reworking Ozma of Oz but felt it was inferior to the first book. He found the characters of Tik-Tok, the Wheelers, and Langwidere to be tasteless as he wrote regarding the rest of the series "I'm afraid that my plan to write another tale based on Frank Baum will have to be abandoned, there is nothing in these numerous plump books that is that good, that would be worth retelling to Soviet Children" (p. 172)
The six Tales of Magic Land books are:
- The Wizard of the Emerald City (1939, revised in 1959)
- Urfin Jus and His Wooden Soldiers (1963)
- The Seven Underground Kings (1964)
- The Fiery God of the Marrans (1968)
- The Yellow Fog (1970)
- The Secret of the Deserted Castle (1982)
Other Russian writers - Sergei Sukhinov, Yuri Kuznetzov, Leonid Vladimirsky (Volkov's illustrator), and Nikolai Bachnow among others - have carried on with Volkov's work, to create an alternative Oz literature. In turn, March Laumer and Chris Dulabone have adapted and translated two of Volkov's books into English language versions.
Volkov's Magic Land series is widely read in the countries of the former Soviet Bloc, and in China and in some Arab states; in much of the world his work is better known than Baum's.
Volkov's books have been given faithful English translations by Peter Blystone.
External links
| Alexander Volkov's Magic Land books |
| 1.The Wizard of the Emerald City 2. Urfin Jus and his Wooden Soldiers 3. The Seven Underground Kings 4. The Fiery God of the Marrans 5. The Yellow Fog 6. The Mystery of the Deserted Castle |