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Dostoyevskys penetrating novel of an intellectual whose moral compass goes haywire, and the detective who hunts him down for his terrible crime, is a stunning psychological portrait, a thriller and a profound meditation on guilt and retribution. Just compare the grand inquisitor chapter in both translations. Richard pevear and larissa volokhonsky, the highly acclaimed translators of war and peace, doctor zhivago, and anna karenina, which was an oprah book club pick and millioncopy bestseller, bring their unmatched talents to the selected stories of anton chekhov, a collection of thirty of chekhovs best tales from the major periods of his creative life. Their efforts convey a much closer equivalent in english to the experience of reading the original. War and peace ebook epub pdfprcmobiazw3 download by leo tolstoy for kindle, mobile, tablet, laptop, pc, ereader. We agreed to read a volume each month and be done with war and peace.
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Dec 02, 2008 buy war and peace by tolstoy, leo, pevear, richard, volokhonsky, larissa online on amazon. Bethwareham the richard pevear and larissa volokhonsky translation that knopf published in 2007 is the clearest version ive ever seen. An evening of pushkin with richard pevear and larissa. War and peace penguin classics pdf free download epdf. The remark is quoted at the head of richard pevears introduction to this handsome new translation of war and peace. Isnt it time to examine rather than to swallow this claim. The most popular edition of their translation has this beautiful cover. The pevear and volokhonsky translation is probably the most marketed translation of war and peace, especially in the united states where the husbandandwife translator duo benefitted from the oprah effect. Garnetts translation of war and peace is in the public domain, so its the version youll probably get if you download a free copy. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. War and peace leo tolstoy, richard pevear, larissa volokhonsky download bok.
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Description of the book war and peace pevearvolokhonsky translation. Individually, pevear has also translated into english works from french. Aug 06, 2009 buy war and peace vintage classics by tolstoy, leo, volokhonsky, larissa, pevear, richard from amazons fiction books store. From richard pevear and larissa volokhonsky, the bestselling, awardwinning translators of anna karenina and the brothers karamazov, comes a brilliant, engaging, and eminently readable translation of leo tolstoys master epic. Thanks to the war and peace miniseries, now you can finally.
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