2009, ISBN: 9781160001694

The short works of Dostoevsky exist in the very large shadow of his astonishing longer novels, but they too are among literature's most revered works and offer keys to understanding the t… Mehr…

The short works of Dostoevsky exist in the very large shadow of his astonishing longer novels, but they too are among literature's most revered works and offer keys to understanding the themes in his longer works. Contained in this volume are the short stories "White Nights," "A Disgraceful Affair," and "The Dream of the Ridiculous Man," three of Dostoevsky's most troubling, moving, and poignant works. Alongside A DISGRACEFUL AFFAIR, Harper Perennial will publish the short fiction of The short works of Dostoevsky exist in the very large shadow of his astonishing longer novels, but they too are among literature's most revered works and offer keys to understanding the themes in his longer works. Contained in this volume are the short stories "White Nights," "A Disgraceful Affair," and "The Dream of the Ridiculous Man," three of Dostoevsky's most troubling, moving, and poignant works. Alongside A DISGRACEFUL AFFAIR, Harper Perennial will publish the short fiction of Stephen Crane, Herman Melville, Willa Cather, Leo Tolstoy, and Oscar Wilde to be packaged in a beautifully designed, boldly colorful boxset in the aim to attract contemporary fans of short fiction to these revered masters of the form. Also, in each of these selections will appear a story from one of the new collections being published in 2009. A story from Barb Johnson's forthcoming collection will be printed at the back of this volume. Books, Literary Collections~~General, White-Nights~~Fyodor-Dostoyevsky, 999999999, White Nights, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Constance Garnett (Translator), 1160001693, Kessinger Publishing Company, , , , , Kessinger Publishing Company<

ISBN: 1160001693

[SR: 16078287], Hardcover, [EAN: 9781160001694], Kessinger Publishing, LLC, Kessinger Publishing, LLC, Book, [PU: Kessinger Publishing, LLC], Kessinger Publishing, LLC, This scarce antiqu… Mehr…

[SR: 16078287], Hardcover, [EAN: 9781160001694], Kessinger Publishing, LLC, Kessinger Publishing, LLC, Book, [PU: Kessinger Publishing, LLC], Kessinger Publishing, LLC, This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work., 10132, Literary, 17, Literature & Fiction, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<