A Short Life of Pushkin (Pushkin Blues Ser.)
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- Synopsis
- A short yet fascinating account of Russia's most celebrated writerAlexander Pushkin (1799-1837) is widely regarded as Russia's greatest poet. In this short, exquisite biography, Robert Chandler - award-winning translator of Grossman, Platonov and Teffi - examines Pushkin as writer, lover and public figure. From the poet's early years, through his disagreements with politics and the law, to his untimely death in a duel, Chandler describes both the man himself and his turbulent period of history with elegance and erudition.Robert Chandler is an acclaimed and award-winning translator of Russian literature. As well as translating works by Teffi for Pushkin Press, including her collection of short stories Subtly Worded and her memoir Memories - From Moscow to the Black Sea, he has edited three anthologies for Penguin Classics and translated a number of books by Vasily Grossman and Andrey Platonov. He runs a monthly translation workshop at Pushkin House and has published poems in the TLS and Poetry Review.
- Copyright:
- 2017
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781782273455
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781782273448
- Publisher:
- Pushkin Press
- Date of Addition:
- 05/01/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Robert Chandler
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Poetry, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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