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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Saunders, George, 1958-     Subjects     Gogol, Nikolaĭ Vasil'evich, 1809-1852.     Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.     Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883.     Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910.     Short stories, Russian -- 19th century -- History and criticism.     Short stories, Russian -- 19th century -- History and criticism -- Study and teaching.     Interpretation, Literary.     Literary form -- Study and teaching.     Russian literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.     Russian literature -- Translations into English.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Saunders, George, 1958-       by title:      A swim in a pond in ...       by call number:      891.709 S257s     Search the Web     Saunders, George, 1958-     Gogol, Nikolaĭ Vasil'evich, 1809-1852.     Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.     Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883.     Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910.     Short stories, Russian -- 19th century -- History and criticism.     Short stories, Russian -- 19th century -- History and criticism -- Study and teaching.     Interpretation, Literary.     Literary form -- Study and teaching.     Russian literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.     Russian literature -- Translations into English.       MARC Display

A swim in a pond in the rain : in which four Russians give a master class on writing, reading, and life / George Saunders. by Saunders, George, 1958- Random House, 2021. Call #: 891.709 S257s Subjects Gogol, Nikolaĭ Vasil'evich, 1809-1852.   Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.   Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883.   Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910.   Short stories, Russian -- 19th century -- History and criticism.   Short stories, Russian -- 19th century -- History and criticism -- Study and teaching.   Interpretation, Literary.   Literary form -- Study and teaching.   Russian literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.   Russian literature -- Translations into English. ISBN:  9781984856029 (hc.) Edition:  1st ed. Description:  410 p. ; 25 cm. Notes:  Includes texts of seven short stories. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references. Contents:  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. Summary:  "From the New York Times bestselling, Booker Prize–winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo and Tenth of December comes a literary master class on what makes great stories work and what they can tell us about ourselves -- and our world today." --Jacket. Holds:  5   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Captain William Spry Public Library Adult Nonfiction 891.709 S257s Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 891.709 S257s Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 891.709 S257s Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 891.709 S257s Core Collection - Adult Checked out Aug 01, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 891.709 S257s Core Collection - Adult Checked out Jul 19, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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