Subtly Worded and Other Stories

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Teffi

Verlag:

Penguin Random House

Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P35171275

EAN: 9781782277309

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Zustellung: Fr, 09.10.2026

Versand: Kostenlos

CHF 25.25

Beschreibung

A selection of the finest stories by this female Chekhov, now available in a striking new Pushkin Blues format. Teffi's genius with the short form made her a literary star in pre-revolutionary Russia, beloved by Tsar Nicholas II and Vladimir Lenin alike. These stories, taken from the whole of her career, show the full range of her gifts. Extremely funny-a wry, scathing observer of society-she is also capable, as capable even as Chekhov, of miraculous subtlety and depth of character. There are stories here from her own life (as a child, going to meet Tolstoy to plead for the life of War and Peace. 's Prince Bolkonsky, or, much later, her strange, charged meetings with the already-legendary Rasputin). There are stories of émigré society, its members held together by mutual repulsion. There are stories of people misunderstanding each other or misrepresenting themselves. And throughout there is a sly, sardonic wit and a deep, compelling intelligence.

Spezifikationen

Sprache

Englisch

Autor

Teffi
Chandler Robert
Jackson Anne Marie
Kitson Clare
Wase Natalia

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Format

Buch (Softcover)

Detailformat

Taschenbuch

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