A selection of the finest stories by this female Chekhov Teffi's genius with the short form made her a literary star in pre-revolutionary Russia, beloved by Tsar Nicholas II and Vladimir Lenin alike. These stories, taken from the whole of her...
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A selection of the finest stories by this female Chekhov Teffi's genius with the short form made her a literary star in pre-revolutionary Russia, beloved by Tsar Nicholas II and Vladimir Lenin alike. These stories, taken from the whole of her career, show the full range of her gifts. Extremely funny - a wry, scathing observer of society - she is also capable, as capable even as Chekhov, of miraculous subtlety and depth of character. There are stories here from her own life (as a child, going to meet Tolstoy to plead for the life of War and Peace's Prince Bolkonsky, or, much later, her stran
Part I. Before the RevolutionA radiant EasterThe CorsicanWill-powerThe hatThe lifeless beastJealousyDuty and honourPart II. 1916-19 : Rasputin, Revolution and Civil WarPetrograd monologueOne day in the futureOne of usRasputinPart III. 1920s and 1930s in ParisQue faire?Subtly wordedMarquitaMy first TolstoyHeart of a ValkyrieErnest with the languagesPart IV. 1930s : Magic talesThe kind that walkThe dog (a story from a stranger)Part V. Last storiesThe blind oneThy willAnd time was no more.
Cover; Title Page; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I; A RADIANT EASTER; THE CORSICAN; WILL-POWER; THE HAT; THE LIFELESS BEAST; JEALOUSY; THE QUIET BACKWATER; DUTY AND HONOUR; PART II; PETROGRAD MONOLOGUE; ONE DAY IN THE FUTURE; ONE OF US; RASPUTIN; PART III; QUE FAIRE?; SUBTLY WORDED; MARQUITA; MY FIRST TOLSTOY; HEART OF A VALKYRIE; ERNEST WITH THE LANGUAGES; PART IV; "THE KIND THAT WALK"; THE DOG (A STORY FROM A STRANGER); PART V; THE BLIND ONE; THY WILL; AND TIME WAS NO MORE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Also Available from Pushkin Press; About the Publisher; Copyright
