Pushkin's version of the historical novel in the style of Walter Scott, this final prose work also reflects his fascination with and research into Russian history of the 18th century. During the reign of Catherine the Great, the young Grinev sets out for his new career in the army and en route performs an act of kindness by giving his warm coat to a man freezing in a blizzard. This action reaps its reward when he subsequently finds himself caught up in the rebellion headed by the infamous, and strangely familiar, Pugachev. Rivalry with a fellow officer for the affections of Captain Mironov's daughter further complicates Grinev's affairs, and ultimately it is only an appeal by Masha Mironova, the eponymous captain's daughter, to the Empress herself that can unravel a tangled web.
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"Succinct and informative notes . . . [a]spirit of adventure . . . characterises this highly readable translation." —East-West Review
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Alexander Pushkin (1799–1837) is generally considered to be Russia's greatest poet. He wrote lyric and narrative poems, but his most outstanding work is the novel in verse Eugene Onegin.
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.... when I pardon, I pardon. That's the way I am.'This love story with its fairy tale ending was charming to me despite the horrors of the historical rise of a usurper to the rightful throne in Russia. It's hero survives on the basis of a chance encounter and generosity. But there is a greater 'luck' to come at the end of the story.
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A marvelous new translation,
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For the past five years, Hesperus Press has been doggedly pursuing a mission to "bring near what is far," to publish lost gems of world literature in new and fresh translations. Several Russian stones have been uncovered and repolished, including an acclaimed translation of Lermontov's A Hero of Our Time, as well as shorter, lesser-known works by Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Mayakovsky and Leskov.This marvelous new translation of Pushkin's near-to-last literary work before his death in 1837 is a historical novel of Pugachyov's rebellion, thickly laced with themes of loyalty, premonition, love and betrayal. Translator Robert Chandler's rendering has just enough lilt in the diction to remind us that this is 19th century literature, and, for the American reader, sufficient Britishisms (e.g. "going out on the razzle" or "kick over the traces") to remind that this was originally written in another language entirely. (Reviewed in Russian Life)
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