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Elizabeth Gilbert faces backlash over Russia-set novel.

Elizabeth Gilbert's upcoming novel, The Snow Forest, has been postponed due to backlash over its subject matter, which is based on the true story of a family living in isolation in Siberia during the Soviet Union's industrialization. The controversy reflects an uncomfortable shift in literary culture towards a babying of readers and a need for moral instruction in novels. While Gilbert's decision may be rash, it highlights the need for cultural sensitivity in writing and the importance of not writing novels with the primary aim of being morally instructive.

via Slate|

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Elizabeth Gilbert faces backlash and withdraws new Russia-set novel.

Elizabeth Gilbert has withdrawn her forthcoming novel, The Snow Forest, from publication after receiving criticism for its Russian setting. The author has asked her publishers at Penguin Random House to withdraw the book, citing an “enormous, massive outpouring of reactions and responses from my Ukrainian readers, expressing anger, sorrow, disappointment and pain” about her choice of location. The decision has sparked a debate over the place that Russian culture should have in the contemporary sphere of creative production, with some calling it “wrong-headed” to curtail artistic work because of military conflict.

via The Guardian|

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Elizabeth Gilbert withdraws new novel set in Russia and Ukraine due to controversy.

Bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert has decided to pause the publication of her new novel, The Snow Forest, set in Soviet Russia, after facing backlash over releasing the book during the ongoing war in Ukraine. The book was set to be released in February 2024 and is based on the Lykov family, who spent more than 40 years in the Siberian wilderness with little human contact. Gilbert said she was inspired to write the novel after isolating during the pandemic but decided to halt the novel's release after receiving criticism from some Ukrainian fans.

via BBC|

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Elizabeth Gilbert withdraws Russia book following criticism.

Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, has delayed the release of her upcoming novel, The Snow Forest, due to backlash from Ukrainian readers over its setting in Russia. The novel was set to be released in February 2024, but Gilbert has decided to remove it from the release calendar after receiving criticism from Ukrainians. The novel follows a group of individuals who make a decision to remove themselves from society in order to resist the Soviet government. Gilbert will focus on other projects in the meantime and will refund any preorders of the novel.

via NPR|

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Elizabeth Gilbert withdraws new book set in Russia after backlash.

Elizabeth Gilbert, author of "Eat, Pray, Love," has delayed the publication of her upcoming novel, "The Snow Forest," due to backlash from Ukrainian fans over its Russian setting amid the ongoing invasion. The book, set in Siberia during the 20th century, centers around a group of people who left society in resistance of the Soviet government and to defend nature against rapid industrialization. Gilbert acknowledged that the setting could hurt the cause of her Ukrainian fans fighting against the Kremlin's invasion and decided to remove the book from its publication schedule until after the war in Ukraine ends.

via New York Post |

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Elizabeth Gilbert withdraws Russia-set novel after Ukrainian objections.

Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, has withdrawn her upcoming novel, The Snow Forest, from publication after receiving backlash from Ukrainian readers for setting the book in Russia. The historical novel follows a family of religious Russian fundamentalists living in isolation in Siberia. Gilbert announced the book's release last week but has since removed it from the publication schedule due to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Many authors have also refused to renew book contracts in Russia because of the war.

via The Guardian|

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