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The Captain's Daughter and Other Stories
Pushkin was the first in Russia to write permanent fiction, the first truly original Russian novelist.... 'The Captain's Daughter' was the only work of Pushkin's that had a powerful influence on the next age - it contains all the essence of what Russian realism was to become - through it is still a story told in the orthodox manner, as a story should be.
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
September 12th 1957
by Vintage
(first published 1837)
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A fantastic collection of moving and inspiring short works by one of the masters of Russian fiction. I loved this book and recommend it highly. The austerity of the text, its rigid and unrelenting strictness in its adherence to realisim and a 'no frills' style of writing (the details and descriptions are certainly sparse and spartan but certainly contribute much to the atmosphere, depicting a Russia straddling the line between aristocratic decadence and barbarous severity) can be off putting a...more
All stories were translated by T. Keane but "The Captain's Daughter," which was translated by Natalie Duddington. The volume is in the Vintage Russian Library, and I was disappointed with the publishers' lack of effort. No introduction, no annotation, very few explanatory notes for the terms in the texts. The stories:
"The Captain's Daughter," a tale of a young officer whose fate becomes linked with a rebel after a single act of kindness. He wins his lady love in...more
"The Captain's Daughter," a tale of a young officer whose fate becomes linked with a rebel after a single act of kindness. He wins his lady love in...more
K.
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Recommends it for:
Russian writing lovers
Recommended to K. by:
someone on Victorians! group
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russian-lit
I read the first and largest selection, "The Captain's Daughter" and absolutely loved it. It was all of the things I enjoy about Russian writing.
Had to put it down before getting to the rest of the stories, but will surely come back at some point.
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Finished. Most excellent fun.
Favorite line of entire book (from "The Snowstorm"--great story, btw):
(162) "Marya Gavrilovna had been brought up on French novels, and consequentl...more
Had to put it down before getting to the rest of the stories, but will surely come back at some point.
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Finished. Most excellent fun.
Favorite line of entire book (from "The Snowstorm"--great story, btw):
(162) "Marya Gavrilovna had been brought up on French novels, and consequentl...more
Leah
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Pushkin, of course, is the master of Russian literature. While Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, etc, are more well-recognized in the West as 'seminal figures' of Russian literature, it is Pushkin who truly embodies Russian storytelling.
The translation of "The Captain's Daughter" (a novella, 140 pp) was excellent. Were this collection rated on the novella alone, it would easily get five stars.
However, the rest of the stories in the collection (about another 150 pp) suffered,...more
The translation of "The Captain's Daughter" (a novella, 140 pp) was excellent. Were this collection rated on the novella alone, it would easily get five stars.
However, the rest of the stories in the collection (about another 150 pp) suffered,...more
This book was very good. I focused on a Russian Army officer who is part of a amry. The army is overcome by a rebellion but the leader of the revolt always him to live. Later on the officer has to come back to the leader in order to meet the love of his life. What made this book so good was that it showed that even though people have different beliefs, ideas, upbringings, or customs everyone is always capable of being a good person.
I ended up really liking this book of Russian short stories, but since it took me over a year to get through it I'll just give it 3 stars. I get confused in Russian books by all the people with the same names and all the nicknames for one person (Ivan, Andrushka, etc). I still like English, French and American literature better than Russian literature, but I am trying to branch out a little. =) I enjoyed Pushkin's stories about romance and intrigue ("The Snowstorm" and "Mistre...more
I think I still have some stories to read in this volume, but I remember I really liked them! Though I sometimes felt as if Pushkin became a bit impatient in the end and finished the short stories quickly. Nonetheless, they are great stories to read.
Entertaining Russian story I had to read for class. I enjoyed the characters in a historical context it was funny seeing them written about this way.
you will spend half the time totally captivated, and the other half frantically googling things about russian history.
It is a very good book in that it portrays Russian realism and was the first to do so. Pushkin's writing is amazing and he's very clear and evocative in his words. The descriptions of the home lives and the battle fields are amazing and I do recommend this book to anyone that wants to get some Russian literature started. His works are easier to get into and very accessible.
pushkin's elocuent and distinctive prose are hard to pass by without savouring each description and action in each passage.
Excellent collection of Pushkin's intriguing tales of Russia. They read like modern fairy tales in some sense, but also capture much of the political and social upheaval of the times. I read through them slowly because my historic knowledge of Russia was somewhat limited and keeping up with the names was difficult, but it made me want to read more of Russian history and Pushkin.
The Captain's Daughter was astounding. It had adventure, war, annoying parents, thieves and rebels, romance, people sentenced to exile in Siberia, and 1 small white dog... they really should make a movie out of it.
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The writing is awkward, which I assume is the translator's fault. The story lines aren't exceptionally interesting either. I'm curious as to what I'm missing in Pushkin.
The cover kicks ass though.
The cover kicks ass though.
Kate
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Rusophiles, romantics
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Steve
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"Play interests me very much," said Hermann: "but I am not in the position to sacrifice the necessary in the hope of winning the superfluous."
I liked this story. It was the first one we read in Russian 25W (which I'm very glad I took). I should read more Russian literature.
دختر سروان را سال ها پیش پرویز ناتل خانلری به فارسی برگردانده است.
Прекрасно!
Такие книги нужно перечитывать время от времени.
Такие книги нужно перечитывать время от времени.
The theme of duels in 19th C. Russian literature is constant. Pushkin died in a duel, you know....
Fun stories in simple russian style. Even some happy endings. I liked it.
I read these stories when I was a kid and I still remember them vividly.
Although the plot may appear old-fashioned, it is a wonderful lyrical tale about a young soldier who is sent to a remote village, where he meets and falls in love with the daughter of the local post office commander, Masha. The narrative is enriched by its historic background, which was set during the the time of Pugachev's cossack rebellion.
classical Pushkin's style of love story... sure during war...
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Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin was a Russian Romantic author who is considered to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature Pushkin pioneered the use of vernacular speech in his poems and plays, creating a style of storytelling—mixing drama, romance, and satire—associated with Russian literature ever since and greatly influenci...more
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