The Elagin Affair: And Other Stories

by Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

Book Overview

Graham Hettlinger's brilliant translations of Bunin's stories in Sunstroke (2002) were widely acclaimed. In The Elagin Affair, Mr. Hettlinger continues to acquaint English-language readers with a Bunin they may not have appreciated. Bunin's sensual, elaborate, and highly rhythmic prose has proven deeply resistant to earlier translations. In these new stories, Mr. Hettlinger captures both the music and the grace, as well as the literal meaning, of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566636418
• ISBN13: 9781566636414
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 8.8"