This book explores the influence of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Chekhov on Russian-born French language writer Irène Némirovsky. It considers the complexity of each of these relationships and the different modes in which they appear; it also demonstrates how, by skillfully integrating reading and writing, reception and creation, Némirovsky engaged with Russian literature within her own production. Through detailed analysis of the intersections between novels, short stories and archival sources, the bookassesses to what degree Tolstoy, Dostoevsky and Chekhov influenced Némirovsky, how this influence affected her work, and to what effects. To this aim the book articulates the notion ofcreative influence, a method that, in conversation with theories of influence, intertextuality, and reception aesthetics, seeks to reflect a "meeting of artistic minds" that includes affective, ethical, and creative encounters between writers, readers, and researchers. | Irene Nemirovsky's Russian Influences by Marta-laura Cenedese, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters