Anastasia

Submitted by Bill St. Clair on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 09:43:26 GMT  <== Philosophy ==> 

Ringing Cedars Press is the publisher of a series of books by Vladimir Megre. Written in Russian, they have been translated into twenty languages. John Woodsworth's English translations are available for the first four. I saw the first three in my community bookstore yesterday. I purchased the first, Anastasia, and started reading it yesterday afternoon. If nothing else, it's a wonderful fairy tale. If true, it's a miracle. Even for this crusty cynic.

The books are available from the publisher by mail order for $14.95 apiece plus shipping.

From the Translator's Preface (PDF):

Some of my friends and collegues have asked: "What kind of book are you translating?" -- no doubt wondering whether they could look forward to reading a novel, a documentary account, an inspirational exegesis on the meaning of life, or even a volume of poetry.

But even after completing the translation of Anastasia, I still do not have a definitive answer to give them. In fact, I am still asking myself the same question.

My initial response was a rather crude summary of a gut impression -- I would tell them: "Think of Star Trek meets the Bible." My feelings about the book, however, go far beyond this primitive attempt at jocularity. Of the four disparate genres mentioned above, I would have to say Anastasia has elements of all four, and then some.

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