| Russian Short Stories from Pushkin to Buida Contributor(s): Chandler, Robert (Editor), Chandler, Robert (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0140448462 ISBN-13: 9780140448467 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2006 Annotation: This original anthology of short stories covers two centuries of Russian literary tradition, from the early nineteenth century to the collapse of the Soviet Union and beyond, and includes not only well-known classics but also modern masterpieces -- many of them previously censored. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Anthologies (multiple Authors) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 5.9" W x 7.7" (0.68 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the reign of the Tsars in the early nineteenth century to the collapse of the Soviet Union and beyond, the short story has long occupied a central place in Russian culture. Included here are pieces from many of the acknowledged masters of Russian literature--including Pushkin, Turgenev, Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, and Solzhenitsyn--alongside tales by long-suppressed figures such as the subversive Kryzhanowsky and the surrealist Shalamov. Whether written in reaction to the cruelty of the bourgeoisie, the bureaucracy of communism, or the torture of the prison camps, they offer a wonderfully wide-ranging and exciting representation of one of the most vital and enduring forms of Russian literature. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |