The Captain's Daughter and Other Stories
Introduction by John Bayley; Translation by Natalie Duddington
Introduction by John Bayley; Translation by Natalie Duddington
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780394707143 (0394707141)
Publish date: September 12th 1957
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Drama,
Russia,
Russian Literature,
Poetry,
Short Stories
There’s a little sense of dissonance when I read a classic and my response is “huh, okay.” This is especially true when I read the classic in translation; in this case, the translation is very smooth, contemporary, and easy to read, which causes its own form of dissonance. These now feel like contem...
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