{"product_id":"novels-tales-journeys-the-complete-prose-of-alexander-pushkin-9780307949882","title":"Novels, Tales, Journeys: The Complete Prose of Alexander Pushkin","description":"Universally acknowledged as Russia's greatest poet, Pushkin wrote with the rich, prolific creative powers of a Mozart or a Shakespeare. His prose spans a remarkable range, from satires to epistolary tales, from light comedies to romantic adventures in the manner of Sir Walter Scott, from travel narratives to historical fiction. The haunting dream world of \"The Queen of Spades\" draws on his own experiences with high-stakes society gambling. The five short stories of \u003ci\u003eThe Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin\u003c\/i\u003e are deceptively light as they reveal astonishing human depths, and his short novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Captain's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e, a love story set during the Cossack rebellion against Catherine the Great, has been called the most perfect book in Russian literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By turns daringly dramatic and sparklingly comic, written in the exquisite cadences of a master, \u003ci\u003eNovels, Tales, Journeys\u003c\/i\u003e captures the essence of nineteenth-century Russia--and gives us, in one comprehensive volume, the work with which Pushkin laid the foundations of his country's great prose tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlexander 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Together, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky have translated works by Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Gogol, Bulgakov, Leskov, and Pasternak. They were twice awarded the PEN\/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize (for Dostoevsky's \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers Karamazov \u003c\/i\u003eand Tolstoy's \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e). They are married and live in France.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410100490514,"sku":"9780307949882","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_535e2f17-70af-411b-bf9f-3d11eb73e6c1.jpg?v=1729301707","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/novels-tales-journeys-the-complete-prose-of-alexander-pushkin-9780307949882","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}