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A swim in a pond in the rain : in which four Russians give a master class on writing, reading, and life / George Saunders.

By: Publisher: New York : Random House, 2022Copyright date: ©2021Edition: Random House Trade Paperback editionDescription: xii, 410 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1984856030 :
  • 9781984856036 :
Related works:
  • Container of (expression): Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904. Dushechka. English (Yarmolinsky)
  • Container of (expression): Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904. Kryzhovnik. English (Yarmolinsky)
  • Container of (expression): Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904. Na podvode. English (Yarmolinsky)
  • Container of (expression): Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich, 1809-1852. Nos. English (Struve)
  • Container of (expression): Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910. Alësha Gorshok. English (Brown)
  • Container of (expression): Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910. Khozi︠a︡in i rabotnik. English (Maude and Maude)
  • Container of (expression): Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883. Pevt︠s︡y. English (Magarshack)
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Contents:
We begin -- In the Cart, Anton Chekhov. A page at a time: thoughts on In the Cart ; Afterthought #1 -- The Singers, Ivan Turgenev. The heart of the story: thoughts on The Singers ; Afterthought #2 -- The Darling, Anton Chekhov. A pattern story: thoughts on The Darling ; Afterthought #3 -- Master and Man, Leo Tolstoy. And yet they drove on: Thoughts on Master and Man ; Afterthought #4 -- The Nose, Nikolai Gogol. The door to the truth might be strangeness: Thoughts on The Nose ; Afterthought #5 -- Gooseberries, Anton Chekhov. A swim in a pond in the rain: Thoughts on Gooseberries ; Afterthought #6 -- Alyosha the Pot, Leo Tolstoy. The wisdom of omission: Thoughts on Alyosha the Pot ; Afterthought #7 -- We end.
Summary: For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA students at Syracuse University. In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, he shares a version of that class with us, offering some of what he and his students have discovered together over the years. Paired with iconic short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, the seven essays in this book are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it's more relevant than ever in these turbulent times.
List(s) this item appears in: Short Stories & Novellas
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Book NMC Library Stacks PG3097 .S28 2022 1 Available 33039001533586

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We begin -- In the Cart, Anton Chekhov. A page at a time: thoughts on In the Cart ; Afterthought #1 -- The Singers, Ivan Turgenev. The heart of the story: thoughts on The Singers ; Afterthought #2 -- The Darling, Anton Chekhov. A pattern story: thoughts on The Darling ; Afterthought #3 -- Master and Man, Leo Tolstoy. And yet they drove on: Thoughts on Master and Man ; Afterthought #4 -- The Nose, Nikolai Gogol. The door to the truth might be strangeness: Thoughts on The Nose ; Afterthought #5 -- Gooseberries, Anton Chekhov. A swim in a pond in the rain: Thoughts on Gooseberries ; Afterthought #6 -- Alyosha the Pot, Leo Tolstoy. The wisdom of omission: Thoughts on Alyosha the Pot ; Afterthought #7 -- We end.