Russian Magic Tales from Pushkin to Platonov by Robert Chandler (English) Paperb

Description: Russian Magic Tales from Pushkin to Platonov by Robert Chandler, Elizabeth Chandler, Sibelan Forrester, Anna Gunin, Olga Meerson Includes tales such as young women go on long and difficult quests, wicked stepmothers turn children into geese and tsars ask dangerous riddles, with help or hindrance from magical dolls, cannibal witches, talking skulls, stolen wives, and brothers disguised as wise birds. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A unique and enchanting collection of Russian folk tales collected over the last two centuriesIn these tales, young women go on long and difficult quests, wicked stepmothers turn children into geese and tsars ask dangerous riddles, with help or hindrance from magical dolls, cannibal witches, talking skulls, stolen wives, and brothers disguised as wise birds. Half the tales here are true oral tales, collected by folklorists during the last two centuries, while the others are reworkings of oral tales by four great Russian writers- Alexander Pushkin, Nadezhda Teffi, Pavel Bazhov and Andrey Platonov. Author Biography Robert Chandler is a poet and translator. His translations from Russian include Aleksandr Pushkins Dubrovsky and The Captains Daughter, Nikolay Leskovs Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk and Vasily Grossmans Life and Fate and The Road. With his wife Elizabeth and other colleagues he has co-translated numerous works by Andrey Platonov; Soul won the 2004 American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages award for best translation from a Slavonic language, as did his translation of The Railway by the contemporary Uzbek novelist Hamid Ismailov. His Russian Short Stories from Pushkin to Buida is published in Penguin Classics. Review This is a unique, beautifully edited book: an essential addition to the library of any Russophile * Spectator *Evoking the realm across thrice nine lands, [this book offers] us a richly imagined perspective on our own world * The Times Literary Supplement * Prizes Commended for Rossica Translation Prize 2014 Review Text This is a unique, beautifully edited book: an essential addition to the library of any Russophile Review Quote This is a unique, beautifully edited book: an essential addition to the library of any Russophile Promotional "Headline" A unique and enchanting collection of Russian folk tales collected over the last two centuries Details ISBN0141442239 Author Olga Meerson Year 2012 ISBN-10 0141442239 ISBN-13 9780141442235 Media Book Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Translator Olga Meerson Imprint Penguin Classics Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 398.20947 Pages 496 Language English Short Title RUSSIAN MAGIC TALES FROM PUSHK Series Penguin Classics Edited by Robert Chandler Translated from Russian Format Paperback UK Release Date 2012-12-06 Narrator Llewella Gideon Affiliation Chair of Penology, University of Edinburgh Position Chair of Penology Qualifications Ph.D. Publication Date 2012-12-06 Alternative 9780141392547 Audience General NZ Release Date 2013-01-01 AU Release Date 2013-01-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:44599956;

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