| Great Russian Short Stories of the Twentieth Century Contributor(s): Francis, Yelena P. (Editor), Francis, Yelena P. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 048648873X ISBN-13: 9780486488738 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Russian - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: 891.730 |
| LCCN: 2012040309 |
| Series: Dover Books on Language |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.43" W x 8.44" (0.66 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This dual-language anthology presents fifteen compelling tales in a unique survey of twentieth-century Russian short fiction. Featuring the original Russian on the left-hand page and new English translations on the right-hand side, contents include The Fugitive by Vladimir A. Gilyarovsky, The Present by Leonid Andreev, Trataton by Dimitry Mamin-Sibiryak, Life Granted by Aleksandr Grin, and Icarus by Stepan Skitalets, plus stories by Vasily Grossman, Aleksandr Kuprin, and others. No further apparatus or reference work is necessary for the self-contained text. Appropriate for high school and college courses as well as self-study, this volume will prove a fine companion for teachers and intermediate-level students of Russian language and literature as well as readers wishing to brush up on their language skills. |