The tales selected here are taken from various volumes, and two of
them, "The Elephant" and "The White Poodle," from a volume
specially designed by Kuprin for reading aloud to children. The
others are: A Slav Soul; The Song and The Dance; Easter Day; The
Idiot; The Picture; Hamlet; Mechanical Justice; The Last Word;
Dogs' Happiness; A Clump of Lilacs; Anathema; Tempting Providence;
Cain. Aleksandr Ivanovich Kuprin (1870-1938) was Russian novelist
and short-story writer. He was an army officer for several years
before he resigned to pursue a writing career, and was a friend of
Maxim Gorky. He won fame with The Duel (1905), a novel of protest
against the Russian military system. In 1909, Yama: The Pit, his
novel dealing with prostitution in Odessa, created a sensation.
Kuprin left Russia after the revolution but returned in 1937. Some
of his best short stories of action and adventure appear in The
Garnet Bracelet, originally published in 1917.
General
Imprint: |
Fredonia Books (NL)
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2004 |
First published: |
June 2004 |
Authors: |
Alexander Kuprin
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Dimensions: |
203 x 129 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
248 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4101-0622-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Short stories
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LSN: |
1-4101-0622-5 |
Barcode: |
9781410106223 |
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