Great Russian Short Stories of the Twentieth Century

A Dual Language Book

Francis Francis

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Dover
17 April 2013

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Short stories; Fiction in translation; Languages & ESL; Reader; Russian - Bilingual Reader; Russian - Languages

Series: Dover Dual Language Russian

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"This dual-language anthology presents fifteen compelling tales in a unique survey of twentieth-century Russian short fiction. Featuring the original Russian on the left-hand page and new English translations on the right-hand side, contents include ""The Fugitive"" by Vladimir A. Gilyarovsky, ""The Present"" by Leonid Andreev, ""Trataton"" by Dimitry Mamin-Sibiryak, ""Life Granted"" by Aleksandr Grin, and ""Icarus"" by Stepan Skitalets, plus stories by Vasily Grossman, Aleksandr Kuprin, and others.

No further apparatus or reference work is necessary for the self-contained text. Appropriate for high school and college courses as well as self-study, this volume will prove a fine companion for teachers and intermediate-level students of Russian language and literature as well as readers wishing to brush up on their language skills."

By: Francis Francis
Imprint: Dover
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 350g
ISBN: 9780486488738
ISBN 10: 048648873X
Series: Dover Dual Language Russian
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 17 April 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified