The Queen of Spades and Other Stories
Recommended by Rosamund Bartlett, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #79 in Russian
This volume contains new translations of four of Pushkin's best works of fiction. The Queen of Spades has long been acknowledged as one of the world's greatest short stories, in which Pushkin explores the nature of obsession. The Tales of Belkin are witty parodies of sentimentalism, while Peter the Great's Blackamoor is an early experiment with recreating the past. The Captain's Daughter is a novel-length masterpiece which combines historical fiction in the manner of Sir Walter Scott with the devices of the Russian fairy-tale. The Introduction provides... more
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Rosamund Bartlett An astonishingly modern work. The precision and lucidity of Pushkin’s language make it read like something written yesterday. (Source)
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