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Subtly Worded and Other Stories

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A selection of the finest stories by this female Chekhov, now available in a striking new Pushkin Blues format. Teffi''s genius with the short form made her a literary star in pre-revolutionary Russia, beloved by Tsar Nicholas II and Vladimir Lenin alike. These stories, taken from the whole of her career, show the full range of her gifts. Extremely funny-a wry, scathing observer of society-she is also capable, as capable even as Chekhov, of miraculous subtlety and depth of character. There are stories here from her own life (as a child, going to meet Tolstoy to plead for the life of War and Peace''s Prince Bolkonsky, or, much later, her strange, charged meetings with the already-legendary Rasputin). There are stories of émigré society, its members held together by mutual repulsion. There are stories of people misunderstanding each other or misrepresenting themselves. And throughout there is a sly, sardonic wit and a deep, compelling intelligence.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781782277309
  • Bindende:
  • Paperback
  • Sider:
  • 304
  • Utgitt:
  • 28 januar 2021
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 197x131x23 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 250 g.
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Leveringstid: 4-7 virkedager
Forventet levering: 28 mai 2024

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A selection of the finest stories by this female Chekhov, now available in a striking new Pushkin Blues format.

Teffi''s genius with the short form made her a literary star in pre-revolutionary Russia, beloved by Tsar Nicholas II and Vladimir Lenin alike. These stories, taken from the whole of her career, show the full range of her gifts. Extremely funny-a wry, scathing observer of society-she is also capable, as capable even as Chekhov, of miraculous subtlety and depth of character.

There are stories here from her own life (as a child, going to meet Tolstoy to plead for the life of War and Peace''s Prince Bolkonsky, or, much later, her strange, charged meetings with the already-legendary Rasputin). There are stories of émigré society, its members held together by mutual repulsion. There are stories of people misunderstanding each other or misrepresenting themselves. And throughout there is a sly, sardonic wit and a deep, compelling intelligence.

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