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Boarding-school Girl
Nadezhda Khvoshchinskaya
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Description for Boarding-school Girl
Paperback. Translator(s): Rosneck, Karen. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 240.
This tale of a young woman's not-so-sentimental education is the story of fifteen-year-old Lolenka, who encounters an exiled radical named Veretitsyn and begins to question her education and life. Under his influence, Lolenka breaks with tradition and embarks upon a new life as a translator and an artist, but a chance meeting with Veretitsyn years later leads to a sobering reappraisal of her mentor's convictions.
This tale of a young woman's not-so-sentimental education is the story of fifteen-year-old Lolenka, who encounters an exiled radical named Veretitsyn and begins to question her education and life. Under his influence, Lolenka breaks with tradition and embarks upon a new life as a translator and an artist, but a chance meeting with Veretitsyn years later leads to a sobering reappraisal of her mentor's convictions.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810117440
SKU
V9780810117440
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About Nadezhda Khvoshchinskaya
Nadezhda Khvoshchinskaya (1824-1889), who wrote under the pseudonym V. Krestovsky, was born in the Russian province of Ryazan. During the course of a career that spanned more than forty years, her wide-ranging literary work included poetry, prose, drama, children's literature, translations, and critical articles. Karen Rosneck is an independent researcher who works in the Area Studies Department at the ... Read more
Reviews for Boarding-school Girl
[A] vigorous little bildungsroman whose reappearance is very welcome indeed." —Kirkus Reviews "Veretitsyn leaps off the page and his passion for Sofya is palpable. Khvoshchinskaya's brief and vivid story is like a sharply composed snapshot. Here is a writer to learn more about." —Publishers Weekly