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Russian Emigre Short Stories from Bunin to Yanovsky
Bryan Karetnyk
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Description for Russian Emigre Short Stories from Bunin to Yanovsky
Paperback. Editor(s): Karetnyk, Bryan. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE READ RUSSIA PRIZE 2018
LONGLISTED FOR THE GLOBAL READ RUSSIA PRIZE 2018
Fleeing Russia amid the chaos of the 1917 revolution and subsequent Civil War, many writers went on to settle in Paris, Berlin and elsewhere. In exile, they worked as taxi drivers, labourers and film extras, and wrote some of the most brilliant and imaginative works of Russian literature.
This new collection includes stories by the most famous émigré writers, Vladimir Nabokov and Ivan Bunin, and introduces powerful lesser known voices, some of whom have never been available ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241299739
SKU
V9780241299739
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Ref
99-57
About Bryan Karetnyk
Bryan Karetnyk is an editor and a translator of Russian literature. He read Russian and Japanese at the University of Edinburgh, subsequently working as a translator for the Civil Service. His recent work focuses primarily on Russian émigré studies, and his acclaimed translations of Gaito Gazdanov include The Spectre of Alexander Wolf, The Buddha's Return and The Flight.
Reviews for Russian Emigre Short Stories from Bunin to Yanovsky
A brilliant, poignant anthology
Alexis Levitin
Los Angeles Review of Books
A rich anthology ... Editor and lead translator Bryan Karetnyk has done a marvellous job ... The translations maintain a high standard of literary quality and precision. Admirably equipped with biographical and explanatory notes, this anthology presents to the Anglophone reader, for the first time, a ... Read more
Alexis Levitin
Los Angeles Review of Books
A rich anthology ... Editor and lead translator Bryan Karetnyk has done a marvellous job ... The translations maintain a high standard of literary quality and precision. Admirably equipped with biographical and explanatory notes, this anthology presents to the Anglophone reader, for the first time, a ... Read more