In the Editor's Laboratory

Lydia Chukovskaya — a writer, editor, publicist, and literary critic. The daughter of Korney Chukovsky. Her works and articles are characterized by attention to language, high demands on literary craftsmanship, and a deep understanding of the nature of artistic text. For many years, Chukovskaya worked as an editor in the legendary Leningrad edition of Detgiz, and it is this experience, along with constant communication with writers, that formed the basis of her reflections on literature and editorial work. The book «In the Editor's Laboratory» is dedicated to the art of literary editing and represents a deep exploration of the process of working on artistic text. Through various examples, Chukovskaya shows that editing is not just correcting mistakes, but a creative search for the most precise and expressive form of artistic expression. This book invites the reader to immerse themselves in a true editor's laboratory — a space where the precise phrase is born, each word undergoes strict scrutiny of meaning and intonation, and careful work with the text helps to reveal its internal logic, enhance expressiveness, and artistic persuasiveness.