Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk And Other Stories

Description

Product ID:	9780141396743
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk And Other Stories
Authors:	Author: Nikolai Leskov, David McDuff
Page Count:	448
Subjects:	Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Short stories, Fiction in translation, Short stories, Fiction in translation
Description:	Select Guide Rating An outsider by birth and instinct, the author was one of the most undeservedly neglected figures in Russian literature. He combined a profoundly religious spirit with a fascination for crime, an occasionally lurid imagination and a great love for the Russian vernacular. This volume includes a collection of his stories. The story of a passionate young woman who escapes her stifling marriage through adultery and murder, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk is now the basis for an acclaimed new film starring Florence Pugh Nikolai Leskov is one of the most unique voices of nineteenth-century Russia, with a fascination for idiosyncratic characters, lurid crimes, comic absurdity, spirituality and the joy of pure story. This volume contains five of his greatest short tales, including the matchless masterpiece Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Translated with an introduction by David McDuff
Imprint Name:	Penguin Classics
Publisher Name:	Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2015-08-27

Weight	324 g
Dimensions	200 × 130 × 28 mm