Queen of Spades and Other Stories, Paperback by Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich...

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Author: Alexander Pushkin, Alan Myers Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated Genre: Fiction Number of Pages: 336 Pages Book Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser. ISBN: 9780199538652 width: 5 in height: 0.6 in Book Title: Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin, the Queen of Spades, the Captain's Daughter, Peter the Great's Blackamoor Item Height: 0.6 in Format: Trade Paperback Language: English Item Length: 7.7 in Item Weight: 8.3 Oz Item Width: 5 in Publication Year: 2009 Topic: Short Stories (Single Author), Literary, Historical

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Queen of Spades and Other Stories, Paperback by Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich.... Queen of Spades and Other Stories, Paperback by Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich; Kahn, Andrew (EDT); Myers, Alan (TRN), ISBN 0199538654, ISBN-13 9780199538652, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This volume contains new translations of four of Pushkin's best works of fiction. The Queen of Spades has long been acknowledged as one of the world's greatest short stories, in which Pushkin explores the nature of obsession. The Tales of Belkin are witty parodies of sentimentalism, whilePeter the Great's Blackamoor is an early experiment with recreating the past. The Captain's Daughter is a novel-length masterpiece which combines historical fiction in the manner of Sir Walter Scott with the devices of the Russian fairy-tale. The Introduction provides close readings of the storiesand places them in their European literary context.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expertintroductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.