{"product_id":"subtly-worded-and-other-stories-pushkin-collection","title":"Subtly Worded and Other Stories (Pushkin Collection)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA selection of the finest stories by this female Chekhov \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeffi's genius with the short form made her a literary star in pre-revolutionary Russia, beloved by Tsar Nicholas II and Vladimir Lenin alike. These stories, taken from the whole of her career, show the full range of her gifts. Extremely funny-a wry, scathing observer of society-she is also capable, as capable even as Chekhov, of miraculous subtlety and depth of character. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are stories here from her own life (as a child, going to meet Tolstoy to plead for the life of War and Peace's Prince Bolkonsky, or, much later, her strange, charged meetings with the already-legendary Rasputin). There are stories of émigré society, its members held together by mutual repulsion. There are stories of people misunderstanding each other or misrepresenting themselves. And throughout there is a sly, sardonic wit and a deep, compelling intelligence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePushkin Collection editions feature a spare, elegant series style and superior, durable components. The Collection is typeset in Monotype Baskerville, litho-printed on Munken Premium White Paper and notch-bound by the independently owned printer TJ International in Padstow. The covers, with French flaps, are printed on Colorplan Pristine White Paper. Both paper and cover board are acid-free and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fiction, Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pushkin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781782270379\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £1.00","offer_id":47916933841073,"sku":"SB-178227037X-C3","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/178227037X.jpg?v=1789195998","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/subtly-worded-and-other-stories-pushkin-collection","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}