A swim in a pond in the rain : in which four Russians give a master class on writing, reading, and l...
A swim in a pond in the rain : in which four Russians give a master class on writing, reading, and l...
A swim in a pond in the rain : in which four Russians give a master class on writing, reading, and life / George Saunders.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Random House, [2021]
Call Numbers
G 2021/0202
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MMS ID
Language
English
Russian
(Language of original)Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xii, 410 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
We begin -- In the Cart -- Anton Chekhov. A page at a time: thoughts on In the Cart ; Afterthought #1 -- The Singers -- Ivan Turgenev. The heart of the story: thoughts on The Singers ; Afterthought #2 -- The Darling -- Anton Chekhov. A pattern story: thoughts on The Darling ; Afterthought #3 -- Mast...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Random House, [2021]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2021]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, George Saunders guides the reader through seven classic Russian short stories he's been teaching for twenty years as a professor in the prestigious Syracuse University graduate MFA creative writing program. Paired with stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, these essays are intended for anyone interested...
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Full title
A swim in a pond in the rain : in which four Russians give a master class on writing, reading, and life / George Saunders.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Container of (expression): Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904. Kryzhovnik. English (Yarmolinsky)
Container of (expression): Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904. Na podvode. English (Yarmolinsky)
Container of (expression): Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904. Dushechka. English (Yarmolinsky)
Container of (expression): Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883. Pevt︠s︡y. English (Magarshack)
Container of (expression): Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910. Alësha Gorshok. English (Brown)
Container of (expression): Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910. Khozi︠a︡in i rabotnik. English (Maude and Maude)
Notes
General note
Includes texts of seven short stories.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-410).
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Language note
Short stories translated from the Russian.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2021
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2021/0202
Record Identifier
74VKaOBAV5vO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaOBAV5vO
Other Identifiers
ISBN
1984856022
9781984856029
DDC
891.708
MMS ID
991024381107702626
