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A Good Book To Read
While reading this novel I was surprised by how close the themes that run through the book are to our experiences today. Here is what Michael Katz, translator and editor of the Norton Critical Editions, has to say about the book: This remarkable Russian novella combines contemporary social themes, elements of the author's extraordinary autobiography, and the controversial woman's question of the nineteenth-century culture. I agree with everything he as to say. The book is only 139 pages long, so if you are looking for an enjoyable short read, this is it. |
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Sofia
Kovalevskaya was born in 1850 in Russia. She lived only 41 years but
managed to become the first European woman to hold a doctorate in
mathematics (she was 24 at the time), and the first female member of the
Russian Academy of Sciences. She had many other accomplishments as well.
The postage stamp shown here was issued by Russia in 1996 to honor her.
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