{"product_id":"the-queen-of-spades-and-selected-works-9781805330936","title":"The Queen of Spades and Selected Works","description":"\u003cb\u003eSelected works from one of Russia's greatest writers, including \"The Queen of Spades\", \"The Stationmaster\" and a selection of Pushkin's best poetic work\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a fabulous translation by Anthony Briggs, \u003ci\u003eThe Queen of Spades and Selected Works \u003c\/i\u003eoffers the most comprehensive overview of Pushkin's mastery of the written word. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis stunning volume contains a diverse range of Pushkin's literary works, including \"The Queen of Spades\", the most celebrated short story in Russian literature which served as inspiration for Tchaikovsky's eponymous opera. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn \"The Stationmaster\", Pushkin reimagines the parable of the Prodigal Son; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Tsar Nikita and His Forty Daughters\" showcases some of his more provocative early poetry; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand the narrative poem \"The Bronze Horseman\", inspired by a statue of Peter the Great, is one of Pushkin's most celebrated works.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlongside this is a selection of Pushkin's best lyric poetry, extracts of his best plays and an excerpt from his classic novel in verse, \u003ci\u003eYevgeny Onegin\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlexander Sergeyevich Pushkin ranks as one of Russia's greatest writers. Born in 1799, he published his first poem when he was a teenager, and attained fame in 1820 with his first long poem, \u003ci\u003eRuslan and Lyudmila\u003c\/i\u003e. In the late 1820s he found himself the target of government censors, unable to travel or publish at will; during this time, he wrote his most famous play, \u003ci\u003eBoris Godunov\u003c\/i\u003e, and Eugene Onegin (published 1825-1832). \u003ci\u003eThe Queen of Spades\u003c\/i\u003e, his most famous prose work, was published in 1834; his best known poem, \"The Bronze Horseman\", appeared after his death (from a wound sustained in a duel) in 1837.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pushkin Press Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50648570495250,"sku":"9781805330936","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_73e9131e-d5e1-4fdc-a039-e9cc47a5da0e.jpg?v=1733244479","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-queen-of-spades-and-selected-works-9781805330936","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}