Essays and Observations (Взгляд и Нечто), press release, 12 Jan 2012

Sergey Zemtsov’s new nonfiction book Essays and Observations collects more than 40 years of his thoughts and observations about living in different countries on different continents

Sergey Zemtsov’s

Essays and Observations narrates the experiences of his life

Sergey Zemtsov’s new nonfiction book Essays and Observations collects more than 40 years of his thoughts and observations about living in different countries on different continents, and explores how each of those experiences shaped him and his family.

“I was inspired by writings of such independent thinkers as Michel Foucault and James Joyce,” Zemtsov notes. “As well, I refer many folk sources like rock'n'roll icons and idols in their songs with a grains of philosophy.”

Zemtsov’s writings explore the people and places of his life: he writes about Russian personalities in Siberia and American culture icons; he devotes considerable space to examining the ideas of American psychologist Dr. Timothy Leary, who is often considered one of the most prominent figures during the counterculture of the 1960's, he even has two chapters about his time in Israel, before he moved to Canada.

“Essays and Observations is all about generations and what my generation can tell to future generations,” Zemtsov says. “I do not like Hemingway's approach to something he called the ‘lost generation.’ How generation can be lost? How far can a ‘gap’ in history be extended?”

About the Author
Sergey Zemtsov was born in Russia in 1957 in Stalinsk (Novokuznetsk) in Siberia. He relocated to Novosibirsk in 1972 and lived Novosibirsk, Omsk and Yekaterinburg until 1998, then immigrated to Israel. Since 2006 he has lived in Canada. Zemtsov is a professionally-educated mathematician and software developer educated at Yekaterinburg State University.

The author of poems and verse published-previously in Russia, Israel and North America, Zemtsov published a book, Collected Poems in 2011. It was a compilation of 17 essays written after 2007 in Canada, edited and published in Russia. Zemtsov published as well lot of his personal poetry and translations of English poetry in different magazines and literary almanacs.

Zemtsov lives and works in Toronto with his wife, Alina. They have sons, a grandson and granddaughter who remain in Russia.

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