A Bad Business: Essential Stories
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- Synopsis
- The essential stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky, author of Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazoz and Notes from the UndergroundDostoevsky was a writer of unparalleled psychological intensity, capable of evoking startling absurdity and scorching social satire. In this collection of newly translated stories, scenes from the turbulent underbelly of St Petersburg are shot through with an acerbic, unforgiving humour, only to soften into moments of tragedy and unexpected tenderness.An arrogant nobleman disgraces himself, and betrays his ideals, at an aide’s wedding. A struggling writer stumbles upon a cemetery where the dead talk to each other. A civil servant finds unexpected clarity from inside the belly of a crocodile. These stories, by turns both wickedly sharp and unexpectedly charming, illuminate Dostoevsky’s dazzling versatility as a writer.
- Copyright:
- 2021
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 288 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781782276746
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781782276739
- Publisher:
- Pushkin Press
- Date of Addition:
- 11/04/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Nicolas Pasternak Slater and Maya Slater
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Translator:
- Nicolas Pasternak Slater
- Translator:
- Maya Slater