NOVELS, TALES, JOURNEYS: The Complete Prose of Alexander Pushkin. (SIGNED by Translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, 2016 First Printing, First Edition)

PUSHKIN, ALEXANDER (1799-1837) Russian Poet, Playwright, and Novelist of the Romantic Era who is considered by many to be the Greatest Russian Poet and the Founder of Modern Russian Literature; SIGNED BY TRANSLATORS RICHARD PEVEAR and LARISSSA VOLOKHONSKY

ISBN 10: 0307959627 / ISBN 13: 9780307959621

Published by New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 2016, Signed by TRANSLATORS, First Edition, First Printing., 2016

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SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. RARE SIGNED IN PERSON COPY with COPY OF SIGNING EVENT FLYER INCLUDED. THE LAST OF MANY RUSSIAN AUTHOR'S BOOK TRANSLATIONS BY THE TRANSLATORS SUPREME: PEVEAR AND VOLOKHONSKY. PUSHKIN IS CONSIDERED THE BEST NOVELIST OF ALL TIME. This 2016 volume includes all Pushkin's prose in brilliant new translations, including his the masterpieces: The Queen of Spades , The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin, and the short novel The Captain's Daughter, which has been called the most perfect book in Russian literature. Seller Inventory # 1052

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Title: NOVELS, TALES, JOURNEYS: The Complete Prose ...

Publisher: New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 2016, Signed by TRANSLATORS, First Edition, First Printing.

Publication Date: 2016

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Dust Jacket Condition: New

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

From the award-winning translators: the complete prose narratives of the most acclaimed Russian writer of the Romantic era and one of the world's greatest storytellers.

The father of Russian literature, Pushkin is beloved not only for his poetry but also for his brilliant stories, which range from dramatic tales of love, obsession, and betrayal to dark fables and sparkling comic masterpieces, from satirical epistolary tales and romantic adventures in the manner of Sir Walter Scott to imaginative historical fiction and the haunting dreamworld of "The Queen of Spades." The five short stories of The Late Tales of Ivan Petrovich Belkin are lightly humorous and yet reveal astonishing human depths, and his short novel, The Captain's Daughter, has been called the most perfect book in Russian literature.

About the Author:

ALEXANDER PUSHKIN (1799-1837) was a poet, playwright, and novelist who achieved literary prominence before he was twenty. His radical politics led to government censorship and periods of banishment from the capital, but he eventually married a popular society beauty and became a regular part of court life. Notoriously touchy about his honor, he died at age thirty-seven in a duel with his wife's alleged lover.

RICHARD PEVEAR and LARISSA VOLOKHONSKY have translated works by Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Gogol, Bulgakov, and Pasternak. They were twice awarded the PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize (for Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov and Tolstoy's Anna Karenina). They are married and live in France.