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George Szirtes in The Guardian, Sept 24, 2005
This entirely authoritative and marvellous collection
Boyd Tonkin in The Independent, June 18, 2005
A smartly executed bid by editor and co-translator Robert Chandler to broaden our view of Russian literature and life.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is ideal for anyone interested in the genre of Russian literature but unsure as of where to begin. Containing short stories from a wide variety of authors, including Pushkin, Dostoyevsky, Gogol, Solzhenitsyn and Bulgakov, this book offers a varied but always intriguing selection of Soviet literature, as the title suggests, from "Pushkin (early 19th century) to Buida (1954.)
Fans of Russian literature will not fail to be entertained by the shorter works of some of Russia's best-known authors. The collection's diversity is a result of the differing styles and opinions of the authors. You will find humour and tragedy, mystery and suspense. The ultimate page turner! Highly recommended, no previous knowledge of Russian literature is necessary to enjoy this read.
Fans of Russian literature will not fail to be entertained by the shorter works of some of Russia's best-known authors. The collection's diversity is a result of the differing styles and opinions of the authors. You will find humour and tragedy, mystery and suspense. The ultimate page turner! Highly recommended, no previous knowledge of Russian literature is necessary to enjoy this read.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Utter rapture.
This collection of short stories by writers famous (Pushkin, Gogol, Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Chekhov, Bulgakov etc) and not (Bunin, Kharms, Teffi, Leskov etc) is absorbingly delightful with a thematic range from the macabre and the mysterious to philosophy and gulag politics. The stories bristle with the wit and irony characteristic of soviet and russian writers. Top quality from dash to finish.
Get it and read it.
This collection of short stories by writers famous (Pushkin, Gogol, Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Chekhov, Bulgakov etc) and not (Bunin, Kharms, Teffi, Leskov etc) is absorbingly delightful with a thematic range from the macabre and the mysterious to philosophy and gulag politics. The stories bristle with the wit and irony characteristic of soviet and russian writers. Top quality from dash to finish.
Get it and read it.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
One of my favourite books this one,I have given it as gifts to several people and they have all loved it.It has some fantastic stories from the Great Masters of Russian literature right through to some of the more recent writers and each one is a delight to read.A great introduction to anybody wanting to dip a metaphorical toe into the welcoming waters of Russian writing.
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great collection
Where do you start with Russian literature? So many great writers, so many long novels. This is a great introduction not only to the most renowned Russian novelists, but also to... Read more
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If you like litterature, get this book
I got this book a few years ago, and I still have it on my bed table, I still take it with me when I go away. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Knut
Worthwhile as an Introduction, though the Great Russian Stories Left...
This book was published in 2005 and contained 41 short stories by 26 writers. The works were published originally between 1834 and 1998. Read more
Published on 24 Dec 2009 by Reader in Tokyo
Great introduction into Russian literature
I have read a lot of English literature and wanted to try something different, so after initially having my interest in Russian literature whetted by Anton Chekhov's The Shooting... Read more
Published on 5 May 2008 by Miss Dewhirst
what a collection
This collection of russian short stories is amazing. I love the introductions to every author which help to understand the times the stories were written in so much better. Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2006 by AJUSENT
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