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Saunders, George, 1958-
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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.
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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.
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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 / 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.
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