Richard pevear and larissa volokhonsky, the highly acclaimed translators of war and peace, doctor zhivago, and anna karenina, which was an oprah book club pick and millioncopy bestseller, bring their unmatched talents to the selected stories of anton chekhov, a collection of thirty of chekhovs best tales from the major periods of his. After his great portrayal of a guilty man in crime and punishment, dostoevsky set out in the idiot to portray a man of pure innocence. Fyodor dostoyevsky, richard pevear, larissa volokhonsky, publisher. Despite its reputation as being hard going, i found it easy to read and impossible to put down. An event to be celebrated, a rare dostoesvsky translation william mills todd iii, harvard university that fully captures the literary achievements of the original.
From the russian master of psychological characterizations, this novel portrays the carefully planned murder of a miserly, aged pawnbroker by a destitute saint petersburg student named raskolnikov, followed by the emotional, mental, and physical effects of that action. Together, pevear and volokhonsky have translated dead souls and the collected stories by nikolai gogol, the complete short novels of chekhov, and the brothers karamazov, crime and punishment, notes from underground, demons, the idiot, and the adolescent by fyodor dostoevsky. War and peace pevearvolokhonsky translation by leo tolstoy. Crime and punishment fyodor dostoyevsky, richard pevear. A novel of great physical and psychological tension, pervaded by dostoevskys sinister evocation of st petersburg, it also has moments of wild humour. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Crime and punishment pevear volokhonsky translation.
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The pevear volokhonsky translation became my favourite until oliver readys translation came along. The idiot tr richard pevear, larissa volokhonsky vintage classics dostoevsky fyodor. A novel in six parts with epilogue vintage classics 1st vintage classics ed by dostoyevsky, fyodor, pevear, richard, volokhonsky, larissa isbn. Nominated as one of americas bestloved novels by pbss the great american read with the same suppleness, energy, and range of voices that won their translation of the brothers karamazov the penbookofthemonth club prize, pevear and volokhonsky offer a brilliant translation of dostoevskys classic novel that presents a clear insight into this astounding psychological thriller. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The pevear and volokhonsky translation will become.
Looks into the moral issues of a crime committed to stop another wrong being done. The paperback vintage print does not even compare to this print. Crime and punishment ebook 9780679640035 by fyodor dostoevsky. Aug 08, 2012 nominated as one of americas bestloved novels by pbss the great american readwith the same suppleness, energy, and range of voices that won their translation of the brothers karamazov the penbookofthemonth club prize, pevear and volokhonsky offer a brilliant translation of dostoevskys classic novel that presents a clear insight into this astounding psychological thriller. Richard pevear and larissa volokhonsky s masterful translation of the idiot is destined to stand with their versions of crime and punishment, the brothers karamazov, and demons as the definitive dostoevsky in english.
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