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Dostoevsky
Gilt designs to covers. Maroon LeatherWatered silk endpapers. 512 pp.
399 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1975
About the author
David Magarshack
76 books12 followersDavid Magarshack (1899 - 1977) was a Latvian translator and biographer of Russian authors, best known for his translations of Dostoevsky.
Magarshack was born in Riga, in present-day Latvia (Riga was then part of Russia), travelled to Britain in 1920 and became naturalised in 1931.
After graduating from University College London in English Language and Literature, he worked in Fleet Street and published a number of novels.
He was the biographer of Chekhov (1952, 1955 (US)), Gogol (1957), Dostoevsky (1962), Pushkin (1967), Stanislavsky (1951, 1976) and Turgenev (1954). Magarshack died in London in 1977.
Magarshack was born in Riga, in present-day Latvia (Riga was then part of Russia), travelled to Britain in 1920 and became naturalised in 1931.
After graduating from University College London in English Language and Literature, he worked in Fleet Street and published a number of novels.
He was the biographer of Chekhov (1952, 1955 (US)), Gogol (1957), Dostoevsky (1962), Pushkin (1967), Stanislavsky (1951, 1976) and Turgenev (1954). Magarshack died in London in 1977.
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