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Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: The Queen of Spades, one of his most popular and chilling short stories, tells of an inveterate card player who develops a dangerous obsession with the secret of an old lady's luck, which he believes will bring him the wealth he craves. The Negro of Peter the Great, a story based on the life Pushkin's own great-grandfather, is a vivid depiction — and criticism — of both French and Russian…

Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: Al final de su carrera, Pushkin realizó la transición entre poesía y prosa, y demostró tanta genialidad en este género como en el que se dio a conocer. Dicha prosa, de forma especial Historias de Belkin, contiene muchas de las virtudes de su poesía: claridad, coherencia e ingenio. Estos cuentos, destinados a familiarizar a la audiencia lectora de San Petersburgo con…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Alexander Pushkin was Russia's first true literary genius. Best known for his poetry, he also wrote sparkling prose that revealed his national culture with elegance and understated humour. Here, his gift for portraying the Russian people is fully revealed. The Tales of Belkin, his first prose masterpiece, presents a series of interlinked stories narrated by a good-hearted Russian squire — among…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 544) Аннотация: Beyond his perfect expression of Russian mood, Pushkin's universality of vision has made him a permanent place in the history of world literature. Gillon Aitken's distinguished translation is the only volume that contains all his prose fiction, including some tales which remained unfinished when Pushkin was tragically killed in a duel at the age of thirty-seven.