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Rock, Paper, Scissors: And Other Stories (New York Review Books Classics)

Maxim Osipov
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The first English-language collection of a contemporary Russian master of the short story.

Maxim Osipov, who lives and practices medicine in a town ninety miles outside Moscow, is one of Russia's best-regarded writers. In the tradition of Anton Chekhov and William Carlos Williams, he draws on his experiences in medicine to craft stories of great subtlety and striking insight. Rich in compassion but devoid of cheap sentiment, Osipov's fiction presents a nuanced, collage-like portrait of life in provincial Russia—its tragedies, its infinite frustrations, and its moments of humble beauty and inspiration. The twelve stories in this volume depict doctors, actors and actresses, screenwriters, teachers, entrepreneurs, local political bosses, and common criminals, whose paths intersect in unpredictable yet entirely natural ways: in sickrooms, classrooms, administrative offices, on trains, and in the air. Their encounters lead to disasters, major and minor epiphanies, and—on occasion—the promise of redemption. "Life is scary, whether you're in Moscow, St. Petersburg, or the provinces," Osipov's narrator tells us in "The Cry of the Domestic Fowl," which opens the collection. And yet, he concludes, "[t]he world doesn't break, no matter what you throw at it. That's just how it's built."

The cry of the domestic fowl : in lieu of a foreword
Moscow-Petrozavodsk
The gypsy
Rock, paper, scissors
Renaissance man
The waves of the sea
Polish friend
The mill
After eternity : the notes of a literary director
On the banks of the spree
Good people
Objects in mirror
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Translation
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eng
ISBN10:
1681373335
ISBN13:
9781681373331
kindle Asin:
B07FLJZ5DX

Rock, Paper, Scissors: And Other Stories (New York Review Books Classics)

Maxim Osipov
3.70/5 (307 ratings)
Read Download
The first English-language collection of a contemporary Russian master of the short story.

Maxim Osipov, who lives and practices medicine in a town ninety miles outside Moscow, is one of Russia's best-regarded writers. In the tradition of Anton Chekhov and William Carlos Williams, he draws on his experiences in medicine to craft stories of great subtlety and striking insight. Rich in compassion but devoid of cheap sentiment, Osipov's fiction presents a nuanced, collage-like portrait of life in provincial Russia—its tragedies, its infinite frustrations, and its moments of humble beauty and inspiration. The twelve stories in this volume depict doctors, actors and actresses, screenwriters, teachers, entrepreneurs, local political bosses, and common criminals, whose paths intersect in unpredictable yet entirely natural ways: in sickrooms, classrooms, administrative offices, on trains, and in the air. Their encounters lead to disasters, major and minor epiphanies, and—on occasion—the promise of redemption. "Life is scary, whether you're in Moscow, St. Petersburg, or the provinces," Osipov's narrator tells us in "The Cry of the Domestic Fowl," which opens the collection. And yet, he concludes, "[t]he world doesn't break, no matter what you throw at it. That's just how it's built."

The cry of the domestic fowl : in lieu of a foreword
Moscow-Petrozavodsk
The gypsy
Rock, paper, scissors
Renaissance man
The waves of the sea
Polish friend
The mill
After eternity : the notes of a literary director
On the banks of the spree
Good people
Objects in mirror
Format:
Pages:
pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Edition:
Translation
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
1681373335
ISBN13:
9781681373331
kindle Asin:
B07FLJZ5DX

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