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This anthology of stories about life in Moscow features works by Russian authors ranging from Anton Chekhov and Yuri Koval to Larisa Miller and Marina Boroditskaia. The stories are varied and offer a glimpse into the city's history and culture.
Presenting stories which represent each layer of the city of Moscow, from the centre of power to the outer rings of desolate estates and tumbledown shacks, this fascinating collection offers a lively and varied portrait in fiction of Russia's mysterious capital city. The collection includes works by Russian authors ranging from Anton Chekhov and Yuri Koval to Larisa Miller and Marina Boroditskaia, collating nineteeth- and twentieth-century tales, as well those written by contemporary authors. The stories are intriguingly varied -an account of life in the city's infamous high security prison, a tale of a lady with a supernatural gift for repairing household devices, the story of another pitiful lost dog who nearly joins the Moscow Circus - and together they shed light on the changing nature of Moscow society across the centuries. The next instalment in a series of successful translated anthologies of stories set in and around a particular European City. Moscow Tales combines two genres, travel writing and literary fiction and provides an insight into the lives of those who live in Moscow or have written about it.
Review:
Sasha Dugdale's translation is clear and precise, letting the exotic seep into the reader's senses without making it too strange. Barbara Heldt, Times Literary Supplement This is a nice crash course for would-be Muscovites - whether travelling literally or literately. W B Gooderham, the guardian The book is beautifully printed. There is a Moscow for everyone here. Tom Moriarty, Irish Times
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