Russian Beauty () is a novel written by Russian author Victor Erofeyev.
Publication Russian Beauty was released in Russia in 1990, and then translated into more than 20 languages. It was published in France under the title « La Belle de Moscou » ("Moscow Beauty") in 1991, and in English one year later.
Summary Beautiful and seemingly perfect Irina Tarakanova relates the story of an erotic odyssey that takes her from a passionate adventure with the father of her unborn child to caring lesbian affairs with her best friend. She tells the story of her life, focusing on her sexuality and erotic experiences in an intensely explicit manner.
Reception In 1992, the British newspaper The Independent called Erofeyev "the exuberant new iconoclast of Russian literature." Noting the novel's sexual frankness, the paper added, "Victor Erofeyev's book, Russian Beauty, gives new impact to the phrase 'the Russians are coming'."Dina Rabinovitch, "INTERVIEW / How was it for you?: Dina Rabinovitch meets Victor Erofeyev," The Independent, 15 August 1992.
In other media The novel was filmed by an Italian producer but was considered by the author as "unsuccessful".
References
External links Q & A in The Independent with Victor Erofeyev about Russian Beauty