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Author : Alexander Pushkin
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 1998-01-29
Tales Of Belkin And Other Prose Writings written by Alexander Pushkin and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01-29 with Fiction categories.
Alexander Pushkin was Russia's first true literary genius. Best known for his poetry, he also wrote sparkling prose that revealed his national culture with elegance and understated humour. Here, his gift for portraying the Russian people is fully revealed. The Tales of Belkin, his first prose masterpiece, presents a series of interlinked stories narrated by a good-hearted Russian squire - among them 'The Shot', in which a duel is revisited after many years, and the grotesque 'The Undertaker'. Elsewhere, works such as the novel-fragment Roslavlev and the Egyptian Nights, the tale of an Italian balladeer seeking an audience in St. Petersberg, demonstrate the wide range of Pushkin's fiction. A Journey to Arzrum, the final piece in this collection, offers an autobiographical account of Pushkin's own experiences in the 1829 war between Russia and Turkey, and remains one of the greatest of all pieces of journalistic adventure writing.
The Tales Of The Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin In Tales Of Belkin And Other Prose Writings Translated By Ronald Wilks With An Introduction By John Bayley Penguin Classics
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Tales Of Belkin
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Author : Alexander Pushkin
language : en
Publisher: Melville House
Release Date : 2011-06-14
Tales Of Belkin written by Alexander Pushkin and has been published by Melville House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-14 with Fiction categories.
Ivan Petrovich Belkin left behind a great number of manuscripts.... Most of them, as Ivan Petrovich told me, were true stories heard from various people. First published anonymously in 1830, Alexander Pushkin’s Tales of Belkin contains his first prose works. It is comprised of an introductory note and five linked stories, ostensibly collected by the scholar Ivan Belkin. The stories center variously around military figures, the wealthy, and businessmen; this beautiful novella gives a vivid portrait of nineteenth century Russian life. It has become, as well, one of the most beloved books in Russian literary history, and symbolic of the popularity of the novella form in Russia. In fact, it has become the namesake for Russia’s most prestigious annual literary prize, the Belkin Prize, given each year to a book voted by judges to be the best novella of the year. It is presented here in a sparkling new translation by Josh Billings. Tales of Belkin also highlights the nature of our ongoing Art of the Novella Series—that is, that it specializes in important although albeit lesser-known works by major writers, often in new tranlsations. The Art of The Novella Series Too short to be a novel, too long to be a short story, the novella is generally unrecognized by academics and publishers. Nonetheless, it is a form beloved and practiced by literature's greatest writers. In the Art Of The Novella series, Melville House celebrates this renegade art form and its practitioners with titles that are, in many instances, presented in book form for the first time.
The Tales Of Belkin
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Author : Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin
language : en
Publisher: Hesperus Press
Release Date : 2009
The Tales Of Belkin written by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin and has been published by Hesperus Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Fiction categories.
"The Tales of Belkin is the first work of prose fiction to be completed by Russia's greatest poet, Alexander Pushkin." "Pushkin's artfully conceived narrator, the inexperienced and soft-hearted Ivan Petrovich Belkin, draws on the time-honoured themes of marriage, honour and betrayal. Truly a man of his time, Belkin relates stories of Byronic heroes, lovelorn heroines and supernatural events played out against Gothic backdrops. Pushkin's genius is to breathe new life into each genre, producing sparkling vignettes as surprising as they are charming. These tales have suggested fruitful new avenues of exploration to generations of Russian authors." "The volume is completed by Pushkin's other prose work of the same time, 'The History of the Village of Goryukhino', a wry parody of a contemporary history of Russia." --Book Jacket.
Novels Tales Journeys
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Author : Alexander Pushkin
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2016-11-22
Novels Tales Journeys written by Alexander Pushkin and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-22 with Literary Collections categories.
From the award-winning translators: the complete prose narratives of the most acclaimed Russian writer of the Romantic era and one of the world's greatest storytellers. The father of Russian literature, Pushkin is beloved not only for his poetry but also for his brilliant stories, which range from dramatic tales of love, obsession, and betrayal to dark fables and sparkling comic masterpieces, from satirical epistolary tales and romantic adventures in the manner of Sir Walter Scott to imaginative historical fiction and the haunting dreamworld of "The Queen of Spades." The five short stories of The Late Tales of Ivan Petrovich Belkin are lightly humorous and yet reveal astonishing human depths, and his short novel, The Captain's Daughter, has been called the most perfect book in Russian literature.
The Tales Of The Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin
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Author : Alexander Pushkin
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2016-05-17
The Tales Of The Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin written by Alexander Pushkin and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-17 with Fiction categories.
A Vintage Shorts “Short Story Month” Selection A young noblewoman elopes with the wrong man in a blizzard. An army officer waits years to exact revenge on a count for a dormitory insult. Following a disparaging toast, an undertaker vows to invite only his deceased customers to a party. A poor station-master’s daughter is swept away by a handsome captain to Saint Petersburg. And, a landowner’s daughter pretends to be a peasant to win the affection of handsome Alexei. From the award-winning translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, a dazzling new translation of Alexander Pushkin’s first prose works. These five short masterpieces from the Romantic era have been beloved for their light humor, biting cultural satire, and profound depth in Russia and abroad for almost two centuries. Soon to be collected in the forthcoming, Novels, Tales, Journeys, “The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin” by the father of Russian literature, evoke the extraordinary register of life in nineteenth century Russia. An ebook short.
The Tales Of Belkin With The History Of The Village Of Goryukhino
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Author : Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
The Tales Of Belkin With The History Of The Village Of Goryukhino written by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with categories.
Ivan Petrovich Belkin left behind a great number of manuscripts.... Most of them, as Ivan Petrovich told me, were true stories heard from various people. First published anonymously in 1830, Alexander Pushkin's "Tales of Belkin" contains his first prose works. It is comprised of an introductory note and five linked stories, ostensibly collected by the scholar Ivan Belkin. The stories center variously around military figures, the wealthy, and businessmen; this beautiful novella gives a vivid portrait of nineteenth century Russian life. It has become, as well, one of the most beloved books in Russian literary history, and symbolic of the popularity of the novella form in Russia. In fact, it has become the namesake for Russia's most prestigious annual literary prize, the Belkin Prize, given each year to a book voted by judges to be the best novella of the year. It is presented here in a sparkling new translation by Josh Billings. "Tales of Belkin" also highlights the nature of our ongoing Art of the Novella Series--that is, that it specializes in important although albeit lesser-known works by major writers, often in new tranlsations. The Art of The Novella Series Too short to be a novel, too long to be a short story, the novella is generally unrecognized by academics and publishers. Nonetheless, it is a form beloved and practiced by literature's greatest writers. In the Art Of The Novella series, Melville House celebrates this renegade art form and its practitioners with titles that are, in many instances, presented in book form for the first time.
The Lady With The Little Dog And Other Stories 1896 1904
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Author : Anton Chekhov
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2002-08-29
The Lady With The Little Dog And Other Stories 1896 1904 written by Anton Chekhov and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-08-29 with Fiction categories.
In the final years of his life, Chekhov had reached the height of his powers as a dramatist, and also produced some of the stories that rank among his masterpieces. The poignant 'The Lady with the Little Dog' and 'About Love' examine the nature of love outside of marriage - its romantic idealism and the fear of disillusionment. And in stories such as 'Peasants', 'The House with the Mezzanine' and 'My Life' Chekhov paints a vivid picture of the conditions of the poor and of their powerlessness in the face of exploitation and hardship. With the works collected here, Chekhov moved away from the realism of his earlier tales - developing a broader range of characters and subject matter, while forging the spare minimalist style that would inspire such modern short-story writers as Hemingway and Faulkner.
Master And Man And Other Stories
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Author : Leo Tolstoy
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2005-06-30
Master And Man And Other Stories written by Leo Tolstoy and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-30 with Fiction categories.
The ten stories collected in this volume demonstrate Tolstoy's artistic prowess displayed over five decades - experimenting with prose styles and drawing on his own experiences with humour, realism and compassion. Inspired by his experiences in the army, 'The Two Hussars' contrasts a dashing father and his mean-spirited son. Illustrating Tolstoy's belief that art must serve a moral purpose, 'What Men Live By' portrays an angel sent to earth to learn three existential rules of life, and 'Two Old Men' shows a peasant abandoning his pilgrimage to the Holy Land in order to help his neighbours. And in the highly moving 'Master and Man', Tolstoy depicts a mercenary merchant travelling with his unprotesting servant through a blizzard to close a business deal - little realizing he may soon have to settle accounts with his maker.
Ward No 6 And Other Stories 1892 1895
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Author : Anton Chekhov
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2002-05-30
Ward No 6 And Other Stories 1892 1895 written by Anton Chekhov and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-05-30 with Fiction categories.
These stories from the middle period of Chekhov's career show him exploring complex, ambiguous and often extreme emotions. Influenced by his own experiences as a doctor, 'Ward No. 6', set in a mental hospital, is a savage indictment of the medical profession. 'The Black Monk', portraying an academic who has strange hallucinations, explores ideas of genius and insanity; in 'Murder', religious fervour leads to violence; while in 'The Student', Chekhov's favourite story, a young man recounts a tale from the gospels and undergoes a spiritual epiphany. In all the stories collected here, Chekhov's characters face madness, alienation and frustration before they experience brief, ephemeral moments of insight, often earned at great cost, where they confront the reality of their existence.