These critically hailed translations of The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, The Three Sisters and the other Chekhov plays are the only ones in English by a Russian-language scholar who is also a veteran Chekhovian actor.
Without compromising the spirit of the text, Paul Schmidt accurately translates Chekhov's entire theatrical canon, rescuing the humor "lost" in most academic translations while respecting the historical context and original social climate.
Schmidt's translations of Chekhov have been successfully staged all over the U.S. by such theatrical directors as Lee Strasberg, Elizabeth Swados, Peter Sellars and Robert Wilson. Critics have hailed these translations as making Chekhov fully accessible to American audiences. They are also accurate -- Schmidt has been described as "the gold standard in Russian-English translation" by Michael Holquist of the Russian department at Yale University.
Swan song --
The bear --
The proposal --
Ivanov --
The seagull --
A reluctant tragic hero --
The wedding reception --
The festivities --
Uncle Vanya --
Three sisters --
The dangers of tobacco --
The cherry orchard. Views: 475
'One of the world's most prominent postcolonial writers ... He has consistently and with great compassion penetrated the effects of colonialism and its effects on the lives of uprooted and migrating individuals' Anders Olsson, chairman of the Nobel CommitteeDelivered in London on 7 December 2021, 'Writing' is the lecture of the Nobel Laureate in Literature, Abdulrazak Gurnah. Collected here with three further essays, it explores his coming-of-age, his early experiences in 1960s Britain, the narratives of oceans, his lifelong love affair with reading, and the power of writing to subvert the stories that have been handed to us. Generous, funny and wise, this collection is the perfect introduction to the storyteller described as 'one of Africa's most important living writers'; whose work, now spanning four decades, continues to spin wonder and magic while offering penetrating insight into exile, migration and homecoming. 'In book after book, he guides us... Views: 475
In this beguiling collection of short stories and memoirs, first published in 1969, Mordecai Richler looks back on his childhood in Montreal, recapturing the lively panorama of St. Urbain Street: the refugees from Europe with their unexpected sophistication and snobbery; the catastrophic day when there was an article about St. Urbain Street in Time; Tansky’s Cigar and Soda with its “beat-up brown phonebooth” used for “private calls”; and tips on sex from Duddy Kravitz.
Overflowing with humour, nostalgia, and wisdom, The Street is a brilliant introduction to Richler’s lifelong love-affair with St. Urbain Street and its inhabitants. Views: 475
I am a zombie, and it's not so bad. I'm learning to live with it. I'm sorry I can't properly introduce myself, but I don't have a name anymore. Hardly any of us do. We forget… Views: 475
The harsh Alaskan winter has been ruthless. While Shara's father is trading with the Natives in the Aleutian Islands, she has been left behind to care for her ailing mother and fend for herself. With wolves on her property, her mother put on hospice, and her father missing at sea, Shara finds courage, within herself, to face her wildest fears.The harsh Alaskan winter has been ruthless. While Shara's father is trading with the Natives in the Aleutian Islands, she has been left behind to care for her ailing mother and fend for herself. With wolves on her property, her mother put on hospice, and her father missing at sea, Shara finds courage, within herself, to face her wildest fears. With winter giving harsh blows, and Christmas fast approaching, will Shara's father ever return to her? Will she have the endurance to continue taking care of her mother when hope is dwindling? I WILL RETURN is a heartwarming story that takes you on an adventurous ride. Views: 475
I'm not the kind of woman to hold a grudge, so I forgive Dax for the lies he told. Now we're happy. Happier than I ever thought I would be. It's the first time we've ever really been together, completely honest with one another. But maybe honesty isn't always the best policy... Views: 474
Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) is one of America’s most read authors, and he is widely considered one of the premier authors of children’s books. Baum wrote dozens of novels and short stories, as well as hundreds of poems, and he even foresaw technological innovations such as computers, televisions and mobile phones, all of which made their way into his writing.Baum, however, is still best known and best regarded for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and several other titles that took place in the fantasy world of Oz. Every American is familiar with Dorothy and Toto, and Oz has been adapted for movies, screenplays, and more ever since. Views: 474
In his first novel since The Satanic Verses, Rushdie gives readers a masterpiece of controlled storytelling, informed by astonishing scope and ambition, by turns compassionate, wicked, poignant, and funny. From the paradise of Aurora's legendary salon to his omnipotent father's sky-garden atop a towering glass high-rise, the Moor's story evokes his family's often grotesque but compulsively moving fortunes in a world of possibilities embodied by India in this century.
From the Hardcover edition. Views: 474
An erotic horror tale of passion and the many faces of evil, from master storyteller Andrew NeidermanI awoke with blood on my hands . . . When Hollywood actress Clea Cave wakes up next to her dead lover, she rushes to the nearest police precinct to confess to murder. But Detective Steven Mayer doesn't believe her. He already has a solid suspect in the string of gruesome homicides dubbed the Love Murders: Clea's brother Richard. That's when she confesses that she and her brother are the same person. They inhabit one body; they share one soul. A member of the secret Androgyne race, Clea is blessed with the gift of flawless beauty and the ability to change gender at will. In the male state, she feeds on mortals and steals their life force through erotic seduction. Desperate to keep Richard from killing more innocents, she must fight her own dual nature, which is made more difficult by her growing hunger for Mayer. But Clea is in grave... Views: 474
True love is in store for one gruff cowboy in New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer's new Wyoming Men romanceCort Grier is no ordinary rancher. Despite his vast wealth, he still works the land with his own bare hands, unlike his troublesome new neighbor, Mina Michaels. Fiery, beautiful Mina infuriates and entrances Cort, awakening feelings he'd thought long buried. But he knows falling for a city girl can lead only to heartbreak...Bestselling author Mina hardly expects to meet a man like the ones in her novels. But roguishly handsome Cort is an alpha hero through and through, from his stubborn streak to the fierce way this rugged cowboy protects his heart. When one sizzling kiss leads to another, can Mina convince Cort to open his world to her—now and forever? Views: 474
Newly promoted Detective Sergeant Joy Marsh is shipped out to Dover on the Kent coast to work under Detective Inspector Romney, a copper with a reputation as a cantankerous man but good at his job. On her first night as his sergeant, a brutal crime in the town starts a chain of events that will test the mettle, the resolve and the detective in both of them.Mat has a problem. He made a serious mistake and now Chris and Duff are on his trail. Mike wants his daughter's killer brought to justice. Chris wants the love of his life to walk through the door one more time. Someone is going to be disappointed."The Reason" is the prequel to "The Confession". See how it all began and how lives are changed when bad things happen to good people.Enjoy the read! Views: 474
A group of descriptive poems about the changes in nature as the seasons of the years go by. Some are about the cold days of snow during the Christmas season of the winter. Others are about the warm days during the growing season of summer. The poems are written in verse form with elements of rhyme and rhythm found within the stanzas. The shortest poem has 36 words, while the longest has 167 words.Hop on over and join Brandon Bullfrog as he teaches the babies that bullfrogs aren't the only ones who can be born again.Brandon Bullfrog is part of the Kingdom Creatures series, teaching Biblical truths in an easy to understand manner. Views: 474
