Description |
219 pages ; 17 cm |
Language |
In english. Translated from the Russian. |
Summary |
"The brutalities and dualities of war and religion unflinchingly depicted by this major Russian-Jewish writer War's mess and muddle, the brutality and the inanity of fighting-few have better captured this than Isaac Babel, who was a journalist with the Soviet First Cavalry Army. His unflinching portrayal of the murderous havoc of battle is offset by an unexpected and wry humour: having seen the fighting up close, Babel is able to find the funny side of war while depicting its bloody side-in all its mesmerising and casual violence. The lyricism and bitterness that characterise the thirty-five short stories of Red Cavalry are stunningly reproduced in this new translation by the award-winning Boris Dralyuk" -- provided by publisher. |
Contents |
Crossing the Zbrucz -- The Catholic Church in Novograd -- A letter -- The chief of the remount service -- Pan Apolek -- The Italian sun -- Gedali -- My first goose -- The Rebbe -- The road to Brody -- The Tachanka doctrine -- The death of Dolgushov -- The Second Brigade Commander -- Sashka the Christ -- The life story of Pavlichenko, Matvei Rodionych -- The cemetery in Kozin -- Prishchepa -- The story of a horse -- Konkin -- Berestechko -- Salt -- Evening -- Afonka Bida -- In St. Valentine's -- Squadron Commander Trunov -- The Ivans -- The story of a horse, continued -- The widow -- Zamość -- Treason -- Cześniki -- After the battle -- Song -- The Rebbe's son -- Postscript (1933) -- Argamak. |
Subject |
Babelʹ, I. (Isaak), 1894-1940 -- Translations into English.
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Russo-Polish War, 1919-1920 -- Fiction.
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War stories, Russian -- Translations into English.
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Babelʹ, I. (Isaak), 1894-1940. (OCoLC)fst01734733
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Russo-Polish War (1919-1920) (OCoLC)fst01102509
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War stories, Russian. (OCoLC)fst01170672
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Chronological Term |
1919 - 1920
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Genre/Form |
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Translations. (OCoLC)fst01423791
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Added Author |
Dralyuk, Boris, translator.
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ISBN |
9781782270935 (pbk.) |
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1782270930 (pbk.) |
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