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7 best short stories by Alexander Pushkin - cover

7 best short stories by Alexander Pushkin

Alexander Pushkin, August Nemo

Publisher: Tacet Books

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Welcome to the 7 Best Short Stories book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. This edition is dedicated to Alexander Pushkin.   Alexander Pushkin was a Russian poet and writer who is considered the father of the modern Russian novel. The so-called Golden Age of Russian Literature was inspired by the themes and aesthetics of Pushkin - we are talking about names like Ivan Turgenev, Ivan Goncharov, Leo Tolstoy, Mikhail Lermontov, Nikolai Gogol.   This book contains:  - The Queen of Spades.  - The Shot.  - The Snowstorm.  - The Postmaster.  - The Coffin-maker.  - Kirdjali.  - Peter, The Great's Negro.   If you appreciate good literature, be sure to check out the other Tacet Books titles!
Available since: 05/14/2020.
Print length: 65 pages.

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