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Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 119
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Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work The Death of Ivan Ilich, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.
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"Tolstoy produced many drafts of Anna Karenina. Crafting and recrafting each sentence with careful intent, he was anything but casual in his use of language. His project, translator Marian Schwartz observes, "was to bend language to his will, as an instrument of his aesthetic and moral convictions." In her magnificent new translation, Schwartz embraces Tolstoy's unusual style - she is the first English language translator ever to do so. Previous translations...
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"In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, George Saunders guides the reader through seven classic Russian short stories he's been teaching for twenty years as a professor in the prestigious Syracuse University graduate MFA creative writing program. Paired with stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, these essays are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it's more relevant than ever in these turbulent times. Saunders approaches...
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Twayne's masterwork studies volume no. 146
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Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work War and Peace, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.
10) Leo Tolstoy
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Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Leo Tolstoy.