From Karamzin to Bunin: An Anthology of Russian Short Stories

Bloomington: Indiana University Press.

New Book.

Item #4159
ISBN: 9780253325068

Binding: Paperback
480 pp.

This anthology of faithful translations of the classics is by far the best of its kind to come out for a long time.

Not only does this book have a lot of different authors covered, but the articles written on the authors themselves are wonderful. Great for anyone that's interested in Russian Literature.

Table of Contents:
PREFACE

Practical Criticism for Students / Carl R. Proffer

Nikolai Karamzin / Poor Liza
Translated by Carl R. Proffer

Alexander Pushkin / The Station Master
Translated by Carl R. Proffer

Alexander Pushkin / The Queen of Spades
Translated by Carl R. Proffer

Nikolai Gogol / The Overcoat
Translated by Carl R. Proffer

Ivan Turgenev / Bezhin Meadow
Translated by Thomas Moore

Nikolai Leskov / Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District
Translated by George Hanna

Fyodor Dostoevsky / The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
Translated by Olga Shartse

Leo Tolstoy / God Sees the Truth, but Waits
Translated by Carl R. Proffer

Leo Tolstoy / The Death of Ivan Ilych
Translated by Carl R. Proffer

Vsevolod Garshin / The Red Flower
Translated by Bernard Isaacs

Vladimir Korolenko / Makar's Dream
Translated by Carl R. Proffer

Anton Chekhov / Heartache
Translated by Carl R. Proffer

Anton Checkhove / Gooseberries
Translated by Carl R. Proffer

Anton Chekhov / Anna on the Neck
Translated by Carl R. Proffer

Anton Chekhov / The Darling
Translated by Carl R. Proffer

Maxim Gorky / Chelkash
Translated by Margaret Wettlin

Alexander Kuprin / The Garnet Bracelet
Translated by Stepan Apresyan

Ivan Bunin / The Gentleman from San Francisco
Translated by Olga Shartse.

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