Isbn: 9781784873080 - the story of a life: volumes 1–3 (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Discover one of Twentieth-Century Russia's most lauded lost classics, now in a remarakble new translation.'Outstanding. A sparkling, supremely precious literary achievement' Telegraph'One of the great Russian autobiographies, as fresh now as the day it was written - and the day it was lived' Julian BarnesIn 1943, Konstantin Paustovsky, the Soviet Union's most revered author, started out on his masterwork - The Story of a Life; a grand, novelistic memoir of a life lived on the fast-unfurling frontiers of Russian history. Eventually published over six volumes, it would cement Paustovsky's reputation as the voice of Russia around the world, and see him nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.Newly translated by Guggenheim fellow Douglas Smith, Vintage Classics are proud to reintroduce the first three books of Paustovsky's epic for a whole new generation. Taking its reader from Paustovsky's Ukrainian youth, struggling with a family on the verge of collapse and the first flourishes of creative ambition, to his experiences working as a paramedic on Russia's frontlines and then as a journalist covering the country's violent spiral into revolution, The Story of a Life offers a portrait of an artistic journey like no other.As richly dramatic as the great Russian novels of the 19th and 20th centuries, but all the more powerful for its first-hand testament to one of history's most chaotic eras, The Story of Life is a uniquely dazzling achievement of modern literature.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Very Good. 1st edition. Boards, dj, VG+/VG+. xxxii+779pp, b/w map, fore edge a little thumbed, light crease to the spine of the dustjacket. A new translation of the first three books of the author's biography 'Povest o Zhizni', which has been called a 'biography of the soul' rather than a biography of events.The translator notes that volumes five and six of the original publication were bowdlerized by Soviet editors. Konstantin Georgiyevich Paustovsky [ 1892 - 1968 ] Soviet writer who was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature several times. 1425 grams.…