The Branch of Sakura
9 hrs. 12 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Vsevolod Ovchinnikov
Author
Vsevolod Ovchinnikov
Narrator
Igor Gmyza
Narrator
Igor Gmyza
Description
Vsevolod Vladimirovich Ovchinnikov is an international journalist and writer who spent many years working in China, Japan, and England. A new direction in domestic journalism is associated with his name—the creation of a psychological portrait of foreign society. The author’s creative credo: “To convince the reader that you cannot measure someone else’s life by your own yardstick; you cannot rely on the habitual system of values and criteria, because they are by no means universal—just like the grammatical norms of our native language.” In 1985, the author received the State Prize of the USSR for these works. In 2010, the President of the Russian Federation awarded Vsevolod Ovchinnikov the Order “For Merit to the Fatherland,” 4th degree. “A Branch of Sakura” and “The Roots of an Oak” have truly remained masterpieces of Russian publicism. The striking vividness and imagery of the language, the remarkable depth of insight into the unique world of English and Japanese national culture captivate the reader and serve as a key to understanding foreign reality. In Japan, “A Branch of Sakura” became a bestseller, and the English, who were skeptical about attempts by foreigners to figure out their national character, received “The Roots of an Oak” very favorably.
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