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The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin (Kindle Single) (A Vintage Short Original)

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The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin (Kindle Single) (A Vintage Short Original)

A Vintage Shorts â€œShort Story Monthâ€ Selection
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A young noblewoman elopes with the wrong man in a blizzard. An army officer waits years to exact revenge on a count for a dormitory insult. Following a disparaging toast, an undertaker vows to invite only his deceased customers to a party. A poor station-masterâ€™s daughter is swept away by a handsome captain to Saint Petersburg. And, a landownerâ€™s daughter pretends to be a peasant to win the affection of handsome Alexei.
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From the award-winning translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, a dazzling new translation of Alexander Pushkinâ€™s first prose works. These five short masterpieces from the Romantic era have been beloved for their light humor, biting cultural satire, and profound depth in Russia and abroad for almost two centuries. Soon to be collected in the forthcoming, Novels, Tales, Journeys, â€œThe Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkinâ€ by the father of Russian literature, evoke the extraordinary register of life in nineteenth century Russia.
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An ebook short.

Country	USA
Author	Alexander Pushkin
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781101974599
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Vintage
Manufacturer	Vintage
NumberOfPages	81
PublicationDate	2016-05-17
Publisher	Vintage
ReleaseDate	2016-05-17
Studio	Vintage

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