Subtly Worded and Other Stories |
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| Author:
| Teffi, |
| Translator:
| Chandler, Robert
Jackson, Anne Marie
Kitson, Clare
Wase, Natalia |
| Series title: | Pushkin Blues Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78227-730-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2021 |
| Publisher: | Steerforth Press
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| Imprint: | Pushkin Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $17.95 |
Book Description:
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A selection of the finest stories by this female Chekhov, now available in a striking new Pushkin Blues format. Teffi's genius with the short form made her a literary star in pre-revolutionary Russia, beloved by Tsar Nicholas II and Vladimir Lenin alike. These stories, taken from the whole of her career, show the full range of her gifts. Extremely funny-a wry, scathing observer of society-she is also capable, as capable even as Chekhov, of miraculous subtlety and...
More Description A selection of the finest stories by this female Chekhov, now available in a striking new Pushkin Blues format.
Teffi's genius with the short form made her a literary star in pre-revolutionary Russia, beloved by Tsar Nicholas II and Vladimir Lenin alike. These stories, taken from the whole of her career, show the full range of her gifts. Extremely funny-a wry, scathing observer of society-she is also capable, as capable even as Chekhov, of miraculous subtlety and depth of character.
There are stories here from her own life (as a child, going to meet Tolstoy to plead for the life of War and Peace's Prince Bolkonsky, or, much later, her strange, charged meetings with the already-legendary Rasputin). There are stories of émigré society, its members held together by mutual repulsion. There are stories of people misunderstanding each other or misrepresenting themselves. And throughout there is a sly, sardonic wit and a deep, compelling intelligence.