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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: glue residue on endpapers;Few literary lives burn as brilliantly—and end as tragically—as that of Alexander Pushkin, the towering genius of...

Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Some marks and specks on blue cloth. Binding remains tight. From the shadow of imperial Russia emerges...

A new collection of Pushkin's great narrative and lyric verse, translated by Antony Wood WINNER OF THE READ RUSSIA PRIZE 2020 Alexander Pushkin established what we know as Russian literature....

The aristocratic Yevgeny Onegin has come into his inheritance, leaving the glamour of St Petersburg's social life to take up residence at his uncle's country estate. Master of the nonchalant...

beaurocrats who blocked him at every turn, and after a hopelessly unsuccessful marriage he was murdered in a dual aged 37.

A sparkling new translation of Pushkin's masterpiece Eugene Onegin is the master work of the poet whom Russians regard as the fountainhead of their literature. Set in 1820s Russia, Pushkin's...

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. A countess with a card trick;...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: Previous owner. Binding condition: Good. Few literary lives burned as brilliantly — or as briefly — as that...

Author: Henri TroyatBinding: PaperbackPublished: MERIDIAN PRESSCondition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling biography, Pushkin, chronicles the tumultuous life and enduring literary legacy...

A unique and enchanting collection of Russian folk tales collected over the last two centuries In these tales, young women go on long and difficult quests, wicked stepmothers turn children...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears, with some light creasing and edge wear; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed, consistent with age. Markings: Name penned on fep. Binding:...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some chipping and wear along the spine and corners - now in mylar sleeve. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible markings...

A unique collection bringing together acknowledged masterpieces from classic authors such as Chekhov and Gogol and a rich selection from less familiar writers. From the reign of the Tsars in...

The Queen of Spades is Pushkin's prose masterpiece, a gripping tale of avarice, obsession, madness and cards. This wonderful collection also includes the keenly and sympathetically observed story The Stationmaster...

Pushkin's masterpieces in prose, translated by the award-winning Pevear and Volokhonsky The father of Russian literature, Pushkin is beloved not only for his poetry but also for his brilliant stories,...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A landmark of Russian literature, The Captain's Daughter and...

Author: Lydia LambertBinding: HardbackPublished: Francis Aldor Publisher London, 1947Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis biography delves into the life of Alexander Pushkin, Russia's most celebrated poet. It...

'The classic literal-metaphorical journey' Guardian A classic meditation on artistic creation and the quest for spiritual transcendence from the Nobel Prize-winning author of Siddhartha In the aftermath of the Great...

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An astonishing and moving novella about a misunderstood young girl, from the author of The Woman in the Purple Skirt - part of Pushkin's second Japanese Novella seriesOther people don't...

Two hundred years after his birth, Alexander Pushkin still issues a dynamic, liberating challenge to Russia's cultural identity. His story has promised national coherence and meant artistic integrity in its...

The book titled Pushkin House by the author Andrei Bitov. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

'One hardly knows where to begin in praising Zweig's work' - Ali Smith 'The Updike of his day... Zweig is a lucid writer, and Bell renders his prose flawlessly' -...

Author: Various Authors Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 Writings on people and places, theater and film, in a portfolio of essays and photographs informing Wes Anderson's film Asteroid City....

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings noted. Binding condition: Binding intact, no loose pages. Few literary traditions are as turbulent, vast,...

'One of the great novels of the past half century' GARTH GREENWELL A rediscovered queer classic: the subversive, blazingly beautiful oddball romance between an ageing trans woman and a young...

'Endo is one of the world's greatest novelists' - Washington Post A group of Japanese tourists journey to the sacred River Ganges, each on a secret personal pilgrimage. Widower Isobe...

The collected stories of an award-winning, modern classic American writer who has been compared to Alice Munro, John Updike - and even Anton Chekhov.'The best short story writer in the...

An enchanting collection of the very best of Russian poetry, edited by acclaimed translator Robert Chandler In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, poetry's pre-eminence in Russia was unchallenged,...

'A bawdy burlesque' Guardian A collection of witty, transgressive tales from the great Enlightenment thinker, best known for his inimitable blend of philosophy and scandalous sexuality The Marquis de Sade's...

'Walter Trier's deceptively innocent drawings are as classic as Kastner's words; I never tire of them' Quentin Blake 'Atmospheric... bittersweet... a memorable exploration of bravery, boyhood and friendships' Wall Street...

In a dusty library, in the quietest corner of a house in Tokyo, live the Little People: Fern, Balbo, Robin and Iris. Just a few inches high, sleeping in cigarette...

'Quirky and colourful' Times Crime Club H3> 'a novel to treasure' A. N. Wilson 'charming murder mystery' Eleanor Ray Literary fame beckons for Olga Pushkin, Railway Engineer (Second Class), when...

A wonderfully original book about contemporary Russia as seen on journeys in search of Pushkin, Tolstoy, Lermontov, Chekhov, Gogol and Turgenev. There is a literal Russian landscape, and there is...

In this collection, readers will rediscover Gertrude Stein as the bearer of a joyfully radical literary vision. A bold experimenter, her writing sparks with vitality, relishing in rhythm, repetition, sound...

Author: C J Farrington Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 'Quirky and colourful' Times Crime Club 'An absolute delight' L C Tyler 'This intriguing but charming murder mystery is packed...

Author: C J Farrington Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 Welcome to Roslazny - a sleepy Russian town where intrigue and murder combine to disturb the icy silence... Olga Pushkin,...

The young women studying at the Grimaldi yearn for new kinds of life. Monitored by the nuns who run the college, eight of them form a close group, sharing confidences...

Lilach has it all: a beautiful home in the heart of Silicon Valley, a successful husband and stable marriage, and a teenage son, Adam, with whom she has always felt...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling art volume presents a thorough examination of the life and artistic contributions of the influential Post-Impressionist painter, Paul...

'A work of gorgeous, enduring prose' - Washington Post 'Luminously elegiac stories... Complex and rueful... gives voice to internal struggles, catalogues of loss' - New York Times Book Review The...