Novels, Tales, Journeys - Alexander Pushkin their niece Takako also helps

their niece Takako also helps out

including First Dream

and a reclusive poet who no longer writes

which plans to assassinate a high government official with a time bomb

these fables of flawed love blend black humour and macabre spectacle with transformative moments of grace

Novels, Tales, Journeys - Alexander Pushkin their niece Takako also helpsThe father of Russian literature, Pushkin is beloved not only for his poetry but also for his brilliant stories, which range from dramatic narratives of love, obsession and betrayal to lively comic tales, and from satirical epistolary tales to imaginative historical fiction. This volume includes all Pushkin's prose in brilliant new translations, including his masterpieces The Queen of Spades, The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin and The