Forward Interview with Alexandr Skidan

By Dedi Felman

Reading what passes for the interview nowadays, one often wonders if the author has died—and been replaced by their publicist. So when we run across a genuinely-engaged literary conversation in the mainstream press, one almost wants to shout from the rooftops. Here is one such conversation between the always brilliant Joshua Cohen and the under-recognized Alexandr Skidan, now with a new book out from our favorite Brooklyn-Russophiles, Ugly Duckling Presse.