Novels, Tales, Journeys: Alexander Pushkin

Novels, Tales, Journeys: Alexander Pushkin

by Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator), Alexander Pushkin (Author), Alexander Pushkin (Author), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator), Richard Pevear (Translator), Alexander Pushkin (Author), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator), Richard Pevear (Translator), Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator)

Synopsis

Puskin's masterpieces in prose, in sparkling new translations by the award-winning Pevear and Volokhonsky. The father of Russian literature, Pushkin is beloved not only for his poetry but also for his brilliant stories, which range from dramatic narratives of love, obsession and betrayal to lively comic tales, and from satirical epistolary tales to imaginative historical fiction. This volume includes all Pushkin's prose in brilliant new translations, including his masterpieces 'The Queen of Spades', 'The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin' and 'The Captain's Daughter'.

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Format: paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published:

ISBN 10: 0241290376
ISBN 13: 9780241290378
Book Overview: Pushkin's masterpieces in prose, translated by the award-winning Pevear and Volokhonsky.

Media Reviews
A superb gathering of writings by the short-lived Alexander Pushkin ... Pevear and his longtime partner Volokhonsky render Pushkin's words in an easy, conversational tone that is very far from the fustiness of the Constance Garnett renderings of old ... A long overdue collection that speaks truly and well to Pushkin's brilliance as a prose stylist as well as observer of the world * Kirkus Reviews *
Pushkin (1799-1837), arguably Russia's greatest poet, finds worthy translators in Pevear and Volokhonsky, who have compiled an indispensable edition of the master's complete prose. Pushkin's great ambition, keen curiosity, and comprehensive range are all in evidence here * Publishers Weekly *
Author Bio
Alexander Pushkin (Author) Pushkin, Russia's greatest poet, was born in Moscow in 1799. He was exiled for his liberal views on serfdom and autocracy, but this allowed him the freedom to write some of his greatest works, including the novel in verse Eugene Onegin. He died in 1837 after being fatally wounded in a duel. Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator) Pevear and Volokhonsky have translated works by Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Gogol, Bulgakov and Pasternak. They were twice awarded the PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize (for Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov and Tolstoy's Anna Karenina). They are married and live in France.