The open book

The open book (original title: Открытая книга ) is a novel by Weniamin Kawerin , which was written between 1948 and 1956.

content

The open book is a development novel that tells the life story of the girl Tanja, who comes from a poor district of a Russian provincial town. When she gets caught in a duel between two students and is injured, she is adopted by rich parents. She experienced the developments in the course of the October Revolution and began studying microbiology in Moscow , which she pursued with great ambition. However, she cannot fulfill her wish to become an actress.

Film adaptations

The novel was filmed in the Soviet Union in 1973 and 1977.

literature

• Weniamin Kawerin: The open book . Novel. Translated from the Russian by Heddy Pross-Werth. Luchterhand, Darmstadt 1977, ISBN 3-472-86420-6 .