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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 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 book titled Alexander Pushkin: A Celebration of Russia's Best-loved Writer by the author A. D. P. Briggs. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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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...

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

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...

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:...

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;...

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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...

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,...

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

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,...

'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...

**Winner, Pulitzer Prize 2025** **Winner, Pushkin House Russian Book Prize 2025** A 'riveting history' ( Wall Street Journal ) of the Soviet dissident movement, which hastened the end of the...

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...

A new translation by Tony Briggs of Tolstoy's last major novel Resurrection (1899) tells the story of a nobleman's attempt to redeem the suffering his youthful philandering inflicted on a...

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...

'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' -...

A major modern classic: the turbulent story of a businessman torn between middle-class respectability and sensational bohemoia 'Antal Szerb is one of the great European writers' - Ali Smith 'A...

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,...

'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...

Penguin Classics relaunch Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders through the slums of St Petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret. He imagines himself to...

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....

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...

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...

'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...

Condition remarks: Binding: Hardback; clean and stable, with minor shelf wear to the extremities consistent with a mid-century vintage volume. Jacket: Dust jacket present; shows mild edge wear and light...

When did Russia lose its chance of freedom? 1990: As a new openness sweeps Russia, a talented young physicist, Boris Nemtsov, begins his career in politics. Charismatic, confident, liberal and...

A collection of eight of Chekhov's finest early stories. This collection of Chekhov's finest early writing reveals a young writer mastering the art of the short story. 'The Steppe', which...

'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...