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- The prank : the best of young Chekhov / by Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich,1860-1904,author.(CARDINAL)147634; Bloshteyn, Maria R.,1971-translator.(CARDINAL)483045; Chekhov, Nikolaĭ,1858-1889,illustrator.(CARDINAL)560106;
Includes bibliographical references.Artists' Wives -- Papa -- St. Peter's day -- Chase two rabbits, catch none -- A confession, or Olya, Zhenya, Zoya -- A sinner from Toledo -- The Temperaments -- Flying islands by Jules Verne -- Before the wedding -- A Letter to a learned neighbor -- In the train car -- 1001 Passions, or, a dreadful night.The Prank is Chekhov's own selection of the best of his early work, the first book he put together and the first book he hoped to publish. Assembled in 1882, with illustrations by Nikolay Chekhov, the book was then presented to the censor for approval--which was denied. Now, more than a hundred and thirty years later, The Prank appears here for the first time in any language.- Subjects: Short stories.; Short stories, Russian.;
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- A swim in a pond in the rain : in which four Russians give a master class on writing, reading, and life / by Saunders, George,1958-author.(CARDINAL)343034; Container of (expression):Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich,1809-1852.Nos.English(Struve)(CARDINAL)849963; Container of (expression):Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich,1860-1904.Kryzhovnik.English(Yarmolinsky); Container of (expression):Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich,1860-1904.Na podvode.English(Yarmolinsky); Container of (expression):Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich,1860-1904.Dushechka.English(Yarmolinsky); Container of (expression):Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich,1818-1883.Pevt͡sy.English(Magarshack); Container of (expression):Tolstoy, Leo,graf,1828-1910.Alësha Gorshok.English(Brown); Container of (expression):Tolstoy, Leo,graf,1828-1910.Khozi͡ain i rabotnik.English(Maude and Maude)(CARDINAL)535021;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-410).We begin -- In the Cart -- Anton Chekhov. A page at a time: thoughts on In the Cart ; Afterthought #1 -- The Singers -- Ivan Turgenev. The heart of the story: thoughts on The Singers ; Afterthought #2 -- The Darling -- Anton Chekhov. A pattern story: thoughts on The Darling ; Afterthought #3 -- Master and Man -- Leo Tolstoy. And yet they drove on: Thoughts on Master and Man ; Afterthought #4 -- The Nose -- Nikolai Gogol. The door to the truth might be strangeness: Thoughts on The Nose ; Afterthought #5 -- Gooseberries -- Anton Chekhov. A swim in a pond in the rain: Thoughts on Gooseberries ; Afterthought #6 -- Alyosha the Pot -- Leo Tolstoy. The wisdom of omission: Thoughts on Alyosha the Pot ; Afterthought #7 -- We end."In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, George Saunders guides the reader through seven classic Russian short stories he's been teaching for twenty years as a professor in the prestigious Syracuse University graduate MFA creative writing program. Paired with stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, these essays are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it's more relevant than ever in these turbulent times. Saunders approaches each of these stories technically yet accessibly, and through them explains how narrative functions; why we stay immersed in a story and why we resist it; and the bedrock virtues a writer must foster. For the process of writing, Saunders reminds us, is as much a craft as it is a quality of openness and a willingness to see the world through new eyes. Funny, frank, and rigorous, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain ultimately shows how great fiction can change a person's life and become a benchmark of one's moral and ethical beliefs."--- Subjects: Literary criticism.; Essays.; Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich, 1809-1852.; Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.; Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.; Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.; Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883.; Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910.; Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910.; Short stories, Russian; Short stories, Russian; Reader-response criticism;
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