| Edition |
Random House Trade Paperback edition. |
| Description |
xii, 410 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
We begin -- In the Cart, Anton Chekhov. A page at a time: thoughts on In the Cart ; Afterthought #1 -- The Singers, Ivan Turgenev. The heart of the story: thoughts on The Singers ; Afterthought #2 -- The Darling, Anton Chekhov. A pattern story: thoughts on The Darling ; Afterthought #3 -- Master and Man, Leo Tolstoy. And yet they drove on: Thoughts on Master and Man ; Afterthought #4 -- The Nose, Nikolai Gogol. The door to the truth might be strangeness: Thoughts on The Nose ; Afterthought #5 -- Gooseberries, Anton Chekhov. A swim in a pond in the rain: Thoughts on Gooseberries ; Afterthought #6 -- Alyosha the Pot, Leo Tolstoy. The wisdom of omission: Thoughts on Alyosha the Pot ; Afterthought #7 -- We end. |
| Summary |
For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA students at Syracuse University. In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, he shares a version of that class with us, offering some of what he and his students have discovered together over the years. Paired with iconic short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, the seven essays in this book are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it's more relevant than ever in these turbulent times. |
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Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich, 1809-1852 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Short stories, Russian -- History and criticism.
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Russian fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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Reader-response criticism -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Literary criticism.
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Container of (expression): Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich, 1809-1852.
Nos. English (Struve)
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Container of (expression): Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.
Kryzhovnik. English (Yarmolinsky)
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Container of (expression): Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.
Na podvode. English (Yarmolinsky)
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Container of (expression): Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.
Dushechka. English (Yarmolinsky)
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Container of (expression): Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883.
Pevt︠s︡y. English (Magarshack)
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Container of (expression): Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910.
Alësha Gorshok. English (Brown)
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Container of (expression): Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910.
Khozi︠a︡in i rabotnik. English (Maude and Maude)
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| ISBN |
9781984856036 (paperback) |
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1984856030 (paperback) |
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