Little Devil and Other Stories

Alexei Remizov was one of the greatest writers of the Russian Symbolist movement. In the thirteen stories collected in this volume, his exceptional stylistic achievements are on full display. The Little Devil and Other Stories includes works from across Remizov's career encompassing his thematic preoccupations and stylistic experimentation.

Sommario

Introduction
1. Bebka
2. Petushok the Cockerel
3. The Sacrifice
4. The Little Devil
5. The Profaner
6. Princess Mymra
7. Panna Maria
8. The Kind Guard
9. The Venerable Lis
10. Martin Zadeka
11. Savva Grudtsyn
12. About Pyotr and Fevronia of Murom
13. Grigory and Ksenia

Info autore

Alexei Remizov (1877–1957) was a Russian novelist and short-story writer known for his distinctive style inspired by medieval Russian tales. After leaving the Soviet Union in the early 1920s, he spent most of the rest of his life in Paris. His works translated into English include Sisters of the Cross (Columbia, 2017).

Antonina W. Bouis, called “one of the best translators at work today” by the Wall Street Journal, has translated over eighty works of Russian literature, including The Suitcase by Sergei Dovlatov (2011) and The Goose Fritz by Sergei Lebedev (2019).

Riassunto

Alexei Remizov was one of the greatest writers of the Russian Symbolist movement. In the thirteen stories collected in this volume, his exceptional stylistic achievements are on full display. The Little Devil and Other Stories includes works from across Remizov’s career encompassing his thematic preoccupations and stylistic experimentation.

Testo aggiuntivo

Includes fascinating reworkings of classic Russian fairy tales, as well as semi-autobiographical and historical pieces interwoven with necromancy and magical realism.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alexei Remizov
• Con la collaborazione di: Antonina W Bouis (Traduzione), Antonina W. Bouis (Traduzione), Bouis Antonina W. (Traduzione)
• Editore: Columbia University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9780231183819
• ISBN: 978-0-231-18381-9
• Pagine: 336
• Serie: Russian Library; Russian Library
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Fotografia, cinematografia, video, TV; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, Short Stories, Fiction in translation, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Russian & Soviet, literary collections; Russian