| The Ladies from St. Petersburg: Three Novellas Contributor(s): Berberova, Nina (Author), Schwartz, Marian (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0811214362 ISBN-13: 9780811214360 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 98018968 |
| Series: New Directions Paperbook |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.38" W x 7.98" (0.39 lbs) 122 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A collection of three novellas which chronologically paint a picture of the dawn of the Russian Revolution, the flight from its turmoil and the plight of an exile in a new and foreign place. |
Contributor Bio(s): Berberova, Nina: - Nina Nikolaevena Berberova (1901-1993) was born in St. Petersburg. She left Russia after the revolution in 1922, eventually settling in Paris in 1925 with her lover Vladislav Khodasevich. She moved to the U.S. in 1950 and taught at Yale and Princeton. In France she was honored as a Chevalier of the French Order of Arts and Letters. |