The Queen of Spades and Other Stories - Newly Translated and Annotated - A collection of 18 most enduring pieces of Pushkin's prose fiction. (Paperback)

This collection of Pushkin's stories begins with 'The Queen of Spades', perhaps the most celebrated short story in Russian literature. The young Hermann, while watching some friends gambling, hears a rumour of how an officer's grandmother is always able to predict the three winning cards in a game. He becomes obsessed with the woman and her seemingly mystical powers, and seeks to extract the secret from her at any cost. This volume, part of a new series of the complete works of Pushkin in English, also includes 'Dubrovsky', the story of a man's desire to avenge himself after his land is unjustly taken from him by an aristocrat; 'The Negro of Peter the Great', a tale inspired by Pushkin's maternal grandfather; and the unfinished story 'Egyptian Nights', a meditation on poetry and the poet. Together, they represent some of the most striking and enduring pieces of Pushkin's prose fiction.

General

Imprint:	Alma Classics
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2011
Authors:	Alexander Pushkin
Translators:	Paul Debreczeny
Dimensions:	200 x 129 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-1-84749-478-8
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Russian
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > General Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction
LSN:	1-84749-478-1
Barcode:	9781847494788

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