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Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment is the penetrating study of a man who commits murder, convinced of the murder's justice, but suffering mentally nonetheless. It was first published in 1866 in twelve monthly installments of The Russian Messenger, a prestigous publication and an outlet for Tolstoy and Turgenev.

Short stories. (English.)

by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol

Four works by great 19th-century Russian author: "The Nose," a savage satire of Russia's incompetent bureaucrats; "Old-Fashioned Farmers," a pleasant depiction of an elderly couple living in rustic seclusion; "The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarrelled with Ivan Nikiforovich," one of Gogol’s most famous comic stories; and "The Overcoat," widely considered a masterpiece of form.

Lolita

by Vladimir Nabokov

The hilarious and tragic story of Humbert Humbert, a middle-aged man who feels passion only for the young "nymphet" Dolores Haze, whom he renames Lolita.

Anna Karenina

by Leo Tolstoy

Translated by Constance Garnett, Introduction by Leonard J. Kent and Nina Berberova

Dr. Zhivago

by Boris Pasternak

n celebration of the 40th anniversary of its original publication, here is the only paperback edition now available of the classic story of the life and loves of a poet/physician during the turmoil of the Russian Revolution.

The Death of Ivan Ilyich

by Aylmer Maude, J. D. Duff, Leo Tolstoy

Murder, greed, lust, vanity, love-four of Tolstoy's most famous and essential stories in one volume.

Notes from Underground and The Gambler (Oxford World's Classics)

Notes from Underground and The Gambler (Oxford World's Classics)

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

This collection showcases Dostoyevsky's evolving outlook on man's fate. The compelling works presented here were written at distinct periods in the author's life, at decisive moments in his groping for a political philosophy and a religious answer. Includes: Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dreams of a Ridiculous Man, and selections from The House of the Dead.

Turgenev: First Love (Russian Texts)

by Constance Garnett, Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

When the down-at-heel Princess Zasyekin moves next door to the country estate of Vladimir Petrovich's parents, he instantly and overwhelmingly falls in love with his new neighbour's daughter, Zinaida. But the capricious young woman already has many admirers and as she plays her suitors against each other, Vladimir's unrequited youthful passion soon turns to torment and despair - although he remains unaware of his... (more)

The Cherry Orchard (Methuen Drama)

by Anton Chekhov

Chekov's great tragicomic eulogy for a passing way of life is superbly adapted to make a powerful and beautifully playable drama. Plays for Performance Series.

The Foundation Pit (European Classics)

by Andrey Platonov, Mirra Ginsburg, Andrei? Platonovich Platonov

Platonov's brilliant nightmarish novel describes the lives of a group of industrial workers who, in digging out the foundation pit for a huge commercial apartment block, really believe they are laying the foundations for the radiant future. Then some of them are ordered to kickstart 'collectivisation' (collective ownership of farming land) in a village of reluctant peasants, and what had begun in optimism quickly... (more)

The Fierce and Beautiful World (New York Review Books Classics)

The Fierce and Beautiful World (New York Review Books Classics)

by Andrei? Platonovich Platonov

Like so many Soviet writers, Andrei Platonov saw his work suppressed in his lifetime. Since then, however, it has established itself, both at home and abroad, as an extraordinary and haunting achievement of twentieth-century literature. For Nadezhda Mandelstam and Joseph Brodsky, Platonov was the writer who most profoundly registered the spiritual ravages of Soviet life. For a new generation of experimental... (more)

The Complete Works of Isaac Babel

by Peter Constantine, I. Babel?, Cynthia Ozick

"A celebration of literary genius framed by 20th-century tragedy." Richard Bernstein, New York Times Finally in paperback, this "monumental collection; gathers all of Babel's deft and brutal writing, including a wide array of previously unavailable material, from never-before-translated stories to plays and film scripts" (David Ulin, Los Angeles Times ). Reviewing the work in The New Republic , James Woods... (more)

The Nose [EasyRead Large Edition]

by Catherine Cowan

After disappearing from the Deputy Inspector's face, his nose shows up around town before returning to its proper place.

Collected Stories (Modern Classics)

by Isaac Babel, Dylan Thomas, Peter Constantine, I. Babel?, David McDuff

Following the historic publication of Norton's The Complete Works of Isaac Babel in the fall of 2001, The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel appears as the most authoritative and complete edition of his fiction ever published in paperback. Babel was best known for his mastery of the short story form—in which he ranks alongside Kafka and Hemingway—but his career was tragically cut short when he was murdered by... (more)

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Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Short stories. (English.)

by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol

Lolita

by Vladimir Nabokov

Anna Karenina

by Leo Tolstoy

Dr. Zhivago

by Boris Pasternak

The Death of Ivan Ilyich

by Aylmer Maude, J. D. Duff, Leo Tolstoy

Notes from Underground and The Gambler (Oxford World's Classics)

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Turgenev: First Love (Russian Texts)

by Constance Garnett, Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

The Cherry Orchard (Methuen Drama)

by Anton Chekhov

The Foundation Pit (European Classics)

by Andrey Platonov, Mirra Ginsburg, Andrei? Platonovich Platonov

The Fierce and Beautiful World (New York Review Books Classics)

by Andrei? Platonovich Platonov

The Complete Works of Isaac Babel

by Peter Constantine, I. Babel?, Cynthia Ozick

The Nose [EasyRead Large Edition]

by Catherine Cowan

Collected Stories (Modern Classics)

by Isaac Babel, Dylan Thomas, Peter Constantine, I. Babel?, David McDuff

Lolita

by Vladimir; Nabakov, Vladimir Nabokov