" But how could you live and have no story to tell? Fyodor Dostoevsky A lonely man walking down the streets of St. Petersburg saves a woman from being harassed, and over four nights, they slowly get to know each other (White Nights). Doctor Startsev moves to a small provincial town and falls hopelessly in love with the beautiful Ekaterina, but she has ambitions of her own (Ionitch). Mumu tells the sad tale of a destitute, hard-working serf named Gerasim and his bond with his dog Mumu. This literary treasure trove contains ten of the finest Russian short stories ever written, comprising both lesser-known stories like Leonid Andreyev s Lazarus, as well as more famous ones such as Nikolai Gogol s The Cloak. Featuring a wide variety of authors including Maxim Gorky, Alexander Pushkin, and Anton Chekhov, this book serves as a holistic introduction to the wide spectrum of Russian literature." ...
" But how could you live and have no story to tell? Fyodor Dostoevsky A lonely man walking down the streets of St. Petersburg saves a woman from being harassed, and over four nights, they slowly get to know each other (White Nights). Doctor Startsev moves to a small provincial town and falls hopelessly in love with the beautiful Ekaterina, but she has ambitions of her own (Ionitch). Mumu tells the sad tale of a destitute, hard-working serf named Gerasim and his bond with his dog Mumu. This literary treasure trove contains ten of the finest Russian short stories ever written, comprising both lesser-known stories like Leonid Andreyev s Lazarus, as well as more famous ones such as Nikolai Gogol s The Cloak. Featuring a wide variety of authors including Maxim Gorky, Alexander Pushkin, and Anton Chekhov, this book serves as a holistic introduction to the wide spectrum of Russian literature."
| ISBN : | 9789392217197 |
|---|---|
| Publisher : | Embassy Books |
| Year Published : | 2022 |
| Pages Count : | 296 Pages |
| Edition Language : | English, |
| Book Format : | Paperback |
| Book Title | The Greatest Russian Short Stories |
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| Author | Embassy Books |
| ISBN | 9789392217197 |
| Edition Language | English, |
| Book Format | Paperback |
| Year Published | 2022 |
| Publisher | Embassy Books |
| Pages | 296 Pages |
| Lession | 49011010 |
| Topic | |
| Tags | The Greatest Russian Short Stories Embassy Books |
