Petersburg Tales: New Translation: Newly Translated and Annotated / Includes the Diary of a Madman (Alma Classics Evergreens)
(Book #2 in the Tidens ryska klassiker Series)
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Written in the 1830s and early 1840s, these comic stories tackle life behind the cold and elegant fa?ade of the Imperial capital from the viewpoints of various characters, such as a collegiate assessor who one day finds that his nose has detached itself from his face and risen the ranks to become a state councillor ('The Nose'), a painter and a lieutenant whose romantic pursuits meet with contrasting degrees of success ('Nevsky Prospect') and a lowly civil servant whose existence desperately unravels when he loses his prized new coat ('The Overcoat').
Also including the 'Diary of Madman', these Petersburg Tales paint a critical yet hilarious portrait of a city riddled with pomposity and self-importance, masterfully juxtaposing nineteenth-century realism with madcap surrealism, and combining absurdist farce with biting satire.Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1847493491
ISBN13:9781847493491
Release Date:September 2014
Publisher:Alma Books
Length:192 Pages
Weight:0.52 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.0" x 7.6"
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