Short stories in Russian = Rasskazy na russkom i͡azyke
| English |
| Russian |
| Print Book 2017 |
| Available at 2 Libraries 2 of 2 copies |
Summary
A dual-language edition of Russian stories-many appearing in English for the first time
This new volume of ten short stories, with parallel translations, offers studentsat all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literaturewithout constantly having to refer to a dictionary.
The stories-many of which appear here in English for the first time-are bywell-established writers like Vladimir Sorokin, Ludmila Ulitskaya, Sergey Lukyanenko,andLudmilla Petrushevskaya as well as emerging voices like Alexander Ilichevsky,Evgeny Grishkovets,and Julia Kissina. Drawn from the last two decades of theSoviet Union and the two decades following its collapse, they chart a period ofdramatic social change, often using metaphors of the body, and represent a rangeof literary styles that highlight the dynamism of contemporary Russian fiction.
Complete with notes, the stories make excellent reading in either language.
This new volume of ten short stories, with parallel translations, offers studentsat all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literaturewithout constantly having to refer to a dictionary.
The stories-many of which appear here in English for the first time-are bywell-established writers like Vladimir Sorokin, Ludmila Ulitskaya, Sergey Lukyanenko,andLudmilla Petrushevskaya as well as emerging voices like Alexander Ilichevsky,Evgeny Grishkovets,and Julia Kissina. Drawn from the last two decades of theSoviet Union and the two decades following its collapse, they chart a period ofdramatic social change, often using metaphors of the body, and represent a rangeof literary styles that highlight the dynamism of contemporary Russian fiction.
Complete with notes, the stories make excellent reading in either language.
Contents
880-03 Bez paniki! = Don't panic! / Sergey Lukyanenko ; translated by Brian James BaerLitovskai͡a ruchka = The Lithuanian hand / Julia Kissina ; translated by Brian James Baer
Nakolka = The tattoo / Evgenii Grishkovets ; translated by Brian James Baer
Ruki = Hands / Yuly Daniel ; translated by Brian James Baer
Ded i Laĭma = Grandpa and Laima / Dina Rubina ; translated by Brian James Baer
Sinbad morekhod = Sinbad the Sailor / Yuri Buida ; translated by Oliver Ready
Zverʹ = The beast / Ludmila Ulitskaya ; translated by Brian James Baer
Ruka = The arm / Ludmila Petrushevskaya ; translated by Anna Summers
Zaplyv = The swim / Vladimir Sorokin ; translated by Brian James Baer
Tri voĭny = Three wars / Alexander Ilichevsky; translated by Brian James Baer.
Additional Information
| Series | New Penguin parallel texts. |
| Subjects |
Short stories, Russian
-- 21st century
-- Translations into English.
Short stories, Russian -- 20th century -- Translations into English. Short stories, Russian -- 21st century. Short stories, Russian -- 20th century. Short stories. |
| Publisher | New York, New York :Penguin Books,2017 |
| Other Titles | Rasskazy na russkom i͡azyke |
| Contributors |
Baer, Brian James,
editor, translator. Ready, Oliver, 1976- translator. Summers, Anna, translator. |
| Language |
English Russian Parallel text in English and Russian on facing pages; introduction and notes in English. |
| Notes |
Anthology. |
| Description |
xviii, 218 pages ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN | 9780143118343 014311834X |
| Other | Classic View |