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White Guard by Mikhail Bulgakov
by Mikhail Bulgakov | HC | VeryGood
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A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the book cover, with the dust jacket (if applicable) included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. Some identifying marks on the inside cover, but this is minimal. Very little wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller notes
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- Yes
- ISBN
- 9780300122428
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
030012242X
ISBN-13
9780300122428
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13038262287
Product Key Features
Original Language
Russian
Book Title
White Guard
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Topic
War & Military, General
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
18.4 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-050389
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Mikhail Bulgakov''sWhite Guardis a classic modern novel by one of the greatest Russian avant-garde writers that vividly recreates the chaos of Revolutionary Kiev in 1918. Marian Schwartz''s English translation brilliantly reproduces the author''s aural and visual montage of a family caught in the deadly whirlpool of multiple warring adversaries."-Charlotte Douglas, New York University, "Bulgakov''s novel evokes the suffering of the conflict and the still greater horrors that lay ahead."�Joshua Rubenstein, Wall Street Journal, "Mikhail Bulgakov's White Guard is a classic modern novel by one of the greatest Russian avant-garde writers that vividly recreates the chaos of Revolutionary Kiev in 1918. Marian Schwartz's English translation brilliantly reproduces the author's aural and visual montage of a family caught in the deadly whirlpool of multiple warring adversaries."-Charlotte Douglas, New York University, "Bulgakov's novel evokes the suffering of the conflict and the still greater horrors that lay ahead."-Joshua Rubenstein, Wall Street Journal, "Bulgakov''s novel evokes the suffering of the conflict and the still greater horrors that lay ahead."-Joshua Rubenstein, Wall Street Journal, "Mikhail Bulgakov''s White Guard is a classic modern novel by one of the greatest Russian avant-garde writers that vividly recreates the chaos of Revolutionary Kiev in 1918. Marian Schwartz''s English translation brilliantly reproduces the author''s aural and visual montage of a family caught in the deadly whirlpool of multiple warring adversaries."�Charlotte Douglas, New York University, "Mikhail Bulgakov''s "White Guard "is a classic modern novel by one of the greatest Russian avant-garde writers that vividly recreates the chaos of Revolutionary Kiev in 1918. Marian Schwartz''s English translation brilliantly reproduces the author''s aural and visual montage of a family caught in the deadly whirlpool of multiple warring adversaries."--Charlotte Douglas, New York University, "Mikhail Bulgakov''s White Guard is a classic modern novel by one of the greatest Russian avant-garde writers that vividly recreates the chaos of Revolutionary Kiev in 1918. Marian Schwartz''s English translation brilliantly reproduces the author''s aural and visual montage of a family caught in the deadly whirlpool of multiple warring adversaries."-Charlotte Douglas, New York University
Dewey Decimal
891.7342
Synopsis
The setting is Kiev in 1918, a time of revolution, turmoil and civil war. The Germans have occupied the city, Petlyura's Socialists are camped outside awaiting their moment, while the Bolsheviks watch, contemplating their buried armaments. The once wealthy Turbin family are in anguish as their world grows smaller and smaller. Called a modern classic by C. P. Snow, this novel first appared in 1923, and was banned by Stalin in the '30s., White Guard , Mikhail Bulgakov s semi-autobiographical first novel, is the story of the Turbin family in Kiev in 1918. Alexei, Elena, and Nikolka Turbin have just lost their mothertheir father had died years beforeand find themselves plunged into the chaotic civil war that erupted in the Ukraine in the wake of the Russian Revolution. In the context of this family s personal loss and the social turmoil surrounding them, Bulgakov creates a brilliant picture of the existential crises brought about by the revolution and the loss of social, moral, and political certainties. He confronts the reader with the bewildering cruelty that ripped Russian life apart at the beginning of the last century as well as with the extraordinary ways in which the Turbins preserved their humanity. In this volume Marian Schwartz, a leading translator, offers the first complete and accurate translation of the definitive original text of Bulgakov s novel. She includes the famous dream sequence, omitted in previous translations, and beautifully solves the stylistic issues raised by Bulgakov s ornamental prose. Readers with an interest in Russian literature, culture, or history will welcome this superb translation of Bulgakov s important early work. This edition also contains an informative historical essay by Evgeny Dobrenko. ", White Guard , Mikhail Bulgakov's semi-autobiographical first novel, is the story of the Turbin family in Kiev in 1918. Alexei, Elena, and Nikolka Turbin have just lost their mother--their father had died years before--and find themselves plunged into the chaotic civil war that erupted in the Ukraine in the wake of the Russian Revolution. In the context of this family's personal loss and the social turmoil surrounding them, Bulgakov creates a brilliant picture of the existential crises brought about by the revolution and the loss of social, moral, and political certainties. He confronts the reader with the bewildering cruelty that ripped Russian life apart at the beginning of the last century as well as with the extraordinary ways in which the Turbins preserved their humanity. In this volume Marian Schwartz, a leading translator, offers the first complete and accurate translation of the definitive original text of Bulgakov's novel. She includes the famous dream sequence, omitted in previous translations, and beautifully solves the stylistic issues raised by Bulgakov's ornamental prose. Readers with an interest in Russian literature, culture, or history will welcome this superb translation of Bulgakov's important early work. This edition also contains an informative historical essay by Evgeny Dobrenko.
LC Classification Number
PG3476.B78B513 2008
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